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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">And we cannot pay fees either.&nbsp; I just got this message when trying to pay an issue fee.&nbsp; This is the norm, not the exception.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Patentcenter &lt;patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt; on behalf of Patentcenter Patentcenter &lt;patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Patentcenter Patentcenter &lt;PatentCenter@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 11:57 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>&quot;Williams, Kimberly (OITP)&quot; &lt;Kimberly.Williams@USPTO.GOV&gt;, &quot;Brent, Derrick&quot; &lt;Derrick.Brent@uspto.gov&gt;, &quot;Udupa, Vaishali&quot; &lt;Vaishali.Udupa@uspto.gov&gt;, &quot;Seidel, Richard&quot; &lt;Richard.Seidel@USPTO.GOV&gt;, &quot;Vidovich, Greg&quot; &lt;Greg.Vidovich@USPTO.GOV&gt;, &quot;Morris,
 Terrel&quot; &lt;Terrel.Morris@USPTO.GOV&gt;, &quot;Mallari, Patricia&quot; &lt;Patricia.Mallari@USPTO.GOV&gt;, &quot;Griffin, Steven&quot; &lt;Steven.Griffin@USPTO.GOV&gt;<br>
<b>Cc: </b>Suzannah Sundby &lt;suzannah@canadylortz.com&gt;, Patentcenter Patentcenter &lt;PatentCenter@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>[Patentcenter] PatentCenter Broken - Cannot access<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Patent Center has been broken several times over the past week.&nbsp; Specifically, one cannot log in to upload any filings.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Currently, as of this moment, it is broken  one is unable to log in.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Is Patent Center going to be fixed anytime soon such that it works reliably?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Suzannah<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p>
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