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    I have done some looking generally and it seems that this may fall
    under the issue of defining the "scope of representation" and, if
    so, then you can get "informed consent' (<i>i.e.</i>, a waiver) if
    the client is fully, honestly and completely informed of the risks,
    but nevertheless chooses to proceed.  The example apparently
    typically given is a case where the client is entering into a merger
    transaction and asks you to simply draw up a simple agreement that
    says they are merging with the entity, the payment to be made and
    what they get.  You advise the client, in writing, of all the risks
    of not doing due diligence or including appropriate reps and
    warranties, etc. and they tell you, in effect, we don't care, just
    draw up t he agreement as we asked.  If the merger has problems
    because of, fore example, a major problem that would have turned up
    but for the lack of due diligence, if sued for malpractice, the
    lawyer will be exonerated on implied waiver after informed consent. 
    Even better if you get it in writing signed by them that they are
    having you act contrary to your legal advice and you spell out all
    of the risks that they are undertaking as a result.<br>
    <br>
    Model Rule 1.2 ("Scope of Representation & Allocation of
    Authority Between Client & Lawyer"): "A lawyer may limit the
    scope of the representation if the limitation is reasonable under
    the circumstances and the client gives informed consent[;]"<br>
    <br>
    Obviously, this is a general position under the Model Rules, and
    each attorney should check their specific state rules and associated
    comments and decisions regarding informed consent with respect for a
    prospective waiver of attorney malpractice.<br>
    <br>
    As stated by the American Law Institute in the Restatement (Third)
    of the Law Governing Lawyers:<br>
    <blockquote>When a client is to make a decision, a lawyer must bring
      to the client's<br>
      attention the need for the decision to be made, unless the client
      has given<br>
      contrary instructions .. . . Before a client signs a contract, . .
      . the lawyer<br>
      ordinarily should explain its provisions.... The lawyer [also]
      ordinarily must<br>
      explain the pros and cons of reasonably available alternatives.
      The<br>
      appropriate detail depends on such factors as the importance of
      the decision,<br>
      how much advice the client wants, what the client has already
      learned and<br>
      considered, and the time available for deliberation.<br>
    </blockquote>
    RESTATEMENT (THIRD) OF THE L. GOVERNING LAWS. 20 cmt. e (AM. L.
    INST. 2000)<br>
    <br>
    It appears that, in NJ (although I have more research to do on the
    point), such a waiver WILL be enforced.<br>
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</style><span class="c1"><strong>Richard Straussman</strong></span><span
        class="c3"><span class="c2"><strong><br>
          </strong></span> </span><strong><span class="c4">Senior
          Counsel</span><span class="c5"><strong><br>
          </strong></span> <span class="c6">Registered Patent Attorney</span><span
          class="c5"><br>
        </span></strong> <span class="c6">Member NY, NJ & CT Bars</span><span
        class="c5"><br>
      </span> <span class="c7"><strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . .</strong></span>
      <span class="c8"></span> <span class="c5"><br>
      </span> <span class="c9"><strong>Weitzman Law Offices, LLC</strong></span><span
        class="c16"><span class="c5"><br>
        </span> <span class="c9"><strong>Intellectual Property Law</strong></span><span
          class="c9"><br>
        </span> <span class="c4">425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 401
          (PLEASE NOTE THE SUITE CHANGE)</span><span class="c5"><br>
        </span> <span class="c4">Roseland, NJ 07068</span><span
          class="c11"><br>
        </span> <span class="c12"><strong>direct line</strong></span> <span
          class="c6">973.403.9943<br>
        </span> <span class="c12"><strong>main</strong></span> <span
          class="c6">973.403.9940<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/18/2024 4:32 PM, David Boundy
      wrote:<br>
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        <div>ABA Rule 1.8(h) says you can only get a waiver of liability
          <i><b>if the client has independent counsel</b></i>.  Note
          that for other waivers, you can simply recommend independent
          counsel.  To waive liability, the independent representation
          has to be actual.</div>
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        <div>My firm's policy is "Here is the parade of horribles.  If
          you instruct us to file in DOCX, you acknowledge the risks." 
          The client can still sue us.  We have the defense that we
          informed the client of the risk.<br>
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at
          4:16 PM Richard Straussman <<a
            href="mailto:rstraussman@weitzmanip.com"
            moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">rstraussman@weitzmanip.com</a>>
          wrote:<br>
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          <div> <font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Point taken,
              although if you clearly spell it out the limitation of
              what you are reviewing and why it is not reliable due to
              what the PTO does, I am not sure that there is an implied
              warranty - especially if they acknowledge that they are
              acting expressly contrary to your advice, and that you are
              doing it as a "courtesy" and the charge is simply because
              time must be expended to do so, even though it may be
              futile.<br>
              <br>
              I am still investigating if NY and NJ law allows one to
              absolve oneself in this type of manner from liability.  If
              not, then it is PDF and pay the fee or get new counsel.  <br>
              <br>
              BTW - virtually all of my clients qualify as "small
              entity" so they only face a $160 charge, so if cost is a
              factor, they WILL always opt for the PDF route, as it will
              always be cheaper.  The "large entity" clients will follow
              my advice.<br>
              <br>
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            <div> <span><strong>Richard Straussman</strong></span><span><span><strong><br>
                  </strong></span> </span><strong><span>Senior Counsel</span><span><strong><br>
                  </strong></span> <span>Registered Patent Attorney</span><span><br>
                </span></strong> <span>Member NY, NJ & CT Bars</span><span><br>
              </span> <span><strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . .</strong></span>
              <span></span> <span><br>
              </span> <span><strong>Weitzman Law Offices, LLC</strong></span><span><span><br>
                </span> <span><strong>Intellectual Property Law</strong></span><span><br>
                </span> <span>425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 401 (PLEASE
                  NOTE THE SUITE CHANGE)</span><span><br>
                </span> <span>Roseland, NJ 07068</span><span><br>
                </span> <span><strong>direct line</strong></span> <span>973.403.9943<br>
                </span> <span><strong>main</strong></span> <span>973.403.9940<br>
                </span> <span><strong>fax</strong></span><span></span>
                <span>973.403.9944</span><span><br>
                </span> <span><strong>e-mail</strong></span><span></span>
                <span><a href="mailto:rstraussman@weitzmanip.com"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">rstraussman@weitzmanip.com</a></span><span><br>
                  <br>
                </span> <span><strong><a
                      href="http://www.weitzmanip.com/" target="_blank"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.weitzmanip.com</a><br>
                  </strong></span> <span><br>
                </span><br>
                <br>
                <br>
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            <div>On 1/18/2024 4:06 PM, David Boundy wrote:<br>
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                <div>I would not take the approach Rich recommends.  If
                  you charge for proofreading, you give an implied
                  warranty.</div>
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                <div>But you cannot warrant this.  Because of the
                  inherent design of DOCX, <i><b>you cannot know what
                      the PTO received</b></i>.  Any DOCX you review on
                  your computer is necessarily <b>on your computer</b>. 
                  That gives you exactly zero insight into what the very
                  same bits will yield on the PTO's computers.<br>
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              <div class="gmail_quote">
                <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 18, 2024
                  at 4:01 PM Richard Straussman via Patentcenter <<a
                    href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                    target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
                  wrote:<br>
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                  <div> <font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Some
                      of those, especially "one off" clients, can find a
                      new attorney.  For larger clients, I am trying to
                      work up a form along the lines of something like
                      this: <br>
                      <br>
                      If you want to file in DOCX, we must have the
                      application complete and ready to file at least 5
                      days before any due date, we will charge to review
                      the PTO created D2 file at the fixed rate of $50
                      per text application page and surcharge and
                      additional $25 on top for reviewing of each
                      formula, table and per page of pseudo code or
                      source code listing (we don't do chemical or
                      biotech cases).  We will also create and upload an
                      Auxiliary PDF and retain that file and the message
                      digest for that file for a fixed fee of $250.  <br>
                      <br>
                      Alternatively, they must agree to the filing of a
                      provisional application in PDF first (and pay our
                      fee and the Official Fee for doing so) and we will
                      file the DOCX the next day that expressly
                      incorporates the provisional by reference in its
                      entirety.<br>
                      <br>
                      We will also provide and send, with the
                      application and declaration, a form that the
                      Applicant MUST sign acknowledging all of the
                      problems</font><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                      sans-serif"><font face="Helvetica, Arial,
                        sans-serif"> and explaining the risks (to them
                        and us)</font> associated with any DOCX filing
                      with or without the Auxiliary PDF or pre-filed
                      provisional, and that expressly states that we
                      absolutely ONLY recommend filing in PDF, NEVER in
                      DOCX, and that, if they insist on DOCX, they
                      affirmatively acknowledge that they are acting <u>directly
                        contrary to our express legal advice </u> and,
                      thus, while we will, thereafter, file in that form
                      as a courtesy, thereafter, they assume all
                      responsibility for all negatives that result from
                      that form of filing.  Those per-page charges will
                      be itemized in the sent form and will ALWAYS
                      result in much greater than the $400 surcharge
                      (unless the application is less than 8 pages of
                      pure text without an Aux file) or 3 pages with one
                      (a size I have only filed once in 30 years of
                      practice and, in which case (due to my practice
                      areas) the risks are probably non-existent), so if
                      they opt for the DOCX route, "stupid is as stupid
                      does."  If they refuse, then it is "sorry, get new
                      counsel time."<br>
                      <br>
                    </font>
                    <div> <span><strong>Richard Straussman</strong></span><span><span><strong><br>
                          </strong></span> </span><strong><span>Senior
                          Counsel</span><span><strong><br>
                          </strong></span> <span>Registered Patent
                          Attorney</span><span><br>
                        </span></strong> <span>Member NY, NJ & CT
                        Bars</span><span><br>
                      </span> <span><strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . .</strong></span>
                      <span></span> <span><br>
                      </span> <span><strong>Weitzman Law Offices, LLC</strong></span><span><span><br>
                        </span> <span><strong>Intellectual Property Law</strong></span><span><br>
                        </span> <span>425 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 401
                          (PLEASE NOTE THE SUITE CHANGE)</span><span><br>
                        </span> <span>Roseland, NJ 07068</span><span><br>
                        </span> <span><strong>direct line</strong></span>
                        <span>973.403.9943<br>
                        </span> <span><strong>main</strong></span> <span>973.403.9940<br>
                        </span> <span><strong>fax</strong></span><span></span>
                        <span>973.403.9944</span><span><br>
                        </span> <span><strong>e-mail</strong></span><span></span>
                        <span><a
                            href="mailto:rstraussman@weitzmanip.com"
                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">rstraussman@weitzmanip.com</a></span><span><br>
                          <br>
                        </span> <span><strong><a
                              href="http://www.weitzmanip.com/"
                              target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                              class="moz-txt-link-freetext">http://www.weitzmanip.com</a><br>
                          </strong></span> <span><br>
                        </span><br>
                        <br>
                        <br>
                      </span> </div>
                    <div>On 1/18/2024 3:31 PM, Randall Svihla via
                      Patentcenter wrote:<br>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span>Not
                              every firm has clients who will agree to
                              pay the $400 non-DOCX surcharge regardless
                              of the parade of <span>horribles</span>.</span></font></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span> </span></font></p>
                        <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span> </span></font></p>
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                          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2"
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                              Patentcenter <a
                                href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                                target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a>
                              <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On
                                  Behalf Of </span></b>David Boundy via
                              Patentcenter<br>
                              <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                              Thursday, January 18, 2024 3:28 PM<br>
                              <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                              For bug reports, feature requests, and
                              tips and tricks about Patent Center. <a
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                              <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b>
                              David Boundy <a
                                href="mailto:DavidBoundyEsq@gmail.com"
                                target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><DavidBoundyEsq@gmail.com></a><br>
                              <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                              Re: [Patentcenter] Declarations and DOCX
                              filing</span></p>
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                            face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">I agree
                                        with Rich.  My firm has issued a
                                        policy that we only file in
                                        PDF.   If a client wants DOCX,
                                        we give them a parade of
                                        horribles, and tell them that if
                                        they want to save $400, they
                                        must give us instructions in
                                        writing, and acknowledge all the
                                        costs of all the horribles.  Any
                                        nitwit can see that all the
                                        excess costs will be close to,
                                        perhaps above, $400 for even
                                        best-case applications, and any
                                        single high cost example will
                                        drive the average far above
                                        $400.   I'll let you know in a
                                        couple months if anyone accepts
                                        the offer.</span></font></p>
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                            <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                face="Calibri"><span
                                  style="font-size:11pt">On Thu, Jan 18,
                                  2024 at 3:16 PM Richard Straussman via
                                  Patentcenter <<a
                                    href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true"
                                    class="moz-txt-link-freetext">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
                                  wrote:</span></font></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal"
                                style="margin-bottom:12pt"><font
                                  size="2" face="Helvetica"><span
                                    style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Much
                                    better to simply not file in DOCX
                                    (of course, its your license at
                                    risk, not to mention the value of
                                    any patent that might issue).</span></font></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"
                                  style="margin-bottom:12pt"><strong><b><font
                                        size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Richard
                                          Straussman</span></font></b></strong><b><span
                                      style="font-weight:bold"><br>
                                      <strong><b><font face="Calibri"><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Senior Counsel</span></font></b></strong><br>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                    face="Calibri"><span
                                      style="font-size:11pt">On
                                      1/18/2024 3:04 PM, Benjamin Keim
                                      via Patentcenter wrote:</span></font></p>
                              </div>
                              <blockquote
                                style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">For those
                                        applications that are filed in
                                        DOCX, it bothers me that the
                                        document reviewed by the
                                        inventors when they decide to
                                        sign the declaration is not the
                                        document that is saved in Patent
                                        Center. </span></font></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">For PDF
                                        filings we would send the
                                        inventors the PDF document and
                                        the declaration form. They would
                                        choose to sign the declaration
                                        if they agreed what was in the
                                        PDF specification and drawings
                                        was their invention. We would
                                        upload the documents reviewed by
                                        the inventors and they would be
                                        saved in the USPTO’s electronic
                                        system. I suppose it wasn’t
                                        actually the documents reviewed
                                        by the inventors because the
                                        PDFs were changed by flattening
                                        each page to a TIFF image and
                                        reassembling as a PDF. But all
                                        the ink on the page would be the
                                        same but for some halftoning
                                        degradation.</span></font></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">The USPTO
                                        declaration form PTO/AIA/01 for
                                        declarations included with the
                                        initial filing has the language
                                        “As the below named inventor, I
                                        hereby declare that: This
                                        declaration is directed to: The
                                        attached application.” What the
                                        inventor considers as the
                                        “attached application” may be
                                        different than what becomes the
                                        record copy in Patent Center.
                                        Does this open up the inventors
                                        to risk of fine or imprisonment
                                        (or both) if the USPTO systems
                                        change something significant in
                                        the DOCX file?</span></font></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">I’m
                                        thinking about creating a
                                        declaration form that lists the
                                        file name, file size, and
                                        SHA-512 hash of the documents
                                        (spec and drawings) provided to
                                        the inventors. My intention for
                                        this would be to unambiguously
                                        link the documents reviewed by
                                        the inventors with their
                                        statements made in the
                                        declaration.</span></font></p>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt">-Ben</span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt">Benjamin
                                          A. Keim</span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt">(206)
                                          920-9038</span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><u><font
                                          size="2" face="Calibri"
                                          color="#0563c1"><span
                                            style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><a
href="mailto:ben@newportip.com" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"><font
                                                color="#0563c1"><span
                                                  style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">ben@newportip.com</span></font></a></span></font></u></p>
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                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
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                                      <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font
                                            size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b>
                                        Patentcenter <a
                                          href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                                          target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"><patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a>
                                        <b><span
                                            style="font-weight:bold">On
                                            Behalf Of </span></b>Carl
                                        Oppedahl via Patentcenter<br>
                                        <b><span
                                            style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                                        Thursday, January 18, 2024 9:01
                                        AM<br>
                                        <b><span
                                            style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                                        For bug reports, feature
                                        requests, and tips and tricks
                                        about Patent Center. <a
                                          href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                                          target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true"><patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
                                        <b><span
                                            style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b>
                                        Carl Oppedahl <a
                                          href="mailto:carl@oppedahl.com"
                                          target="_blank"
                                          moz-do-not-send="true">
                                          <carl@oppedahl.com></a><br>
                                        <b><span
                                            style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                                        Re: [Patentcenter] Faxes to the
                                        PTO - some legacy things do work</p>
                                    </div>
                                  </div>
                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                      face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
                                  <p><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">Yeah, I
                                        imagine most practitioners do
                                        always file the declaration with
                                        the application.  I imagine I am
                                        quite out of the ordinary,
                                        having to hand in inventors'
                                        declarations later.</span></font></p>
                                  <p><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">What
                                        happens to me is, I keep
                                        fiddling with the text of the
                                        patent application, particularly
                                        the claims, with multiple
                                        version changes leading up to
                                        the moment, late in the day on
                                        the last possible day, that I
                                        click "submit" and e-file it at
                                        the patent office.</span></font></p>
                                  <p><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">The
                                        inventor declaration of course
                                        is tied to the notion that the
                                        signer has reviewed the patent
                                        application that is going to be
                                        filed, and agrees that he or she
                                        is an inventor thereof.  But in
                                        my case, given that the exact
                                        wording of the application kept
                                        wriggling around until the very
                                        end, there is no way the
                                        inventor could be expected to
                                        sign such a thing until after
                                        the wriggling had ceased.  Which
                                        means, no way could the inventor
                                        even sign the declaration until
                                        chronologically after the filing
                                        of the application had taken
                                        place.</span></font></p>
                                  <p><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
                                        style="font-size:11pt">Yet
                                        another thing that happens to me
                                        is, the instructions come in
                                        from foreign instructing counsel
                                        to please get something filed at
                                        the USPTO.  So I prepare
                                        inventor declarations and send
                                        them to instructing counsel. 
                                        The signed declarations do not
                                        arrive until some days later,
                                        long after the US patent
                                        application got filed.  Which
                                        means, no way could I managed to
                                        file the declaration with the
                                        application.</span></font></p>
                                  <div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt">On
                                          1/18/2024 8:49 AM, Randall
                                          Svihla via Patentcenter wrote:</span></font></p>
                                  </div>
                                  <blockquote
                                    style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt">
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Arial"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We
                                          always file the declaration
                                          with the application.</span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Arial"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Arial"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></font></p>
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                                        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font
                                              size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b>
                                          Patentcenter <a
                                            href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                                            target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"><patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">On
                                              Behalf Of </span></b>Roger
                                          Browdy via Patentcenter<br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                                          Thursday, January 18, 2024
                                          10:34 AM<br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                                          For bug reports, feature
                                          requests, and tips and tricks
                                          about Patent Center. <a
                                            href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                                            target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"><patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b>
                                          Roger Browdy <a
                                            href="mailto:RLBrowdy@browdyneimark.com"
                                            target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true">
                                            <RLBrowdy@browdyneimark.com></a><br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b>
                                          Re: [Patentcenter] Faxes to
                                          the PTO - some legacy things
                                          do work</p>
                                      </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt">I don’t
                                          think it is a joke.  I bet
                                          there was a huge volume of
                                          applications filed Tuesday
                                          night to avoid the DOCX tax. 
                                          We had to file one late at
                                          night and had a hell of a time
                                          trying to do so.  Couldn’t
                                          file the assignment/dec forms
                                          with EPAS because of the
                                          problems and couldn’t get back
                                          into PC to file the
                                          declaration directly, so have
                                          to pay the surcharge for late
                                          filing of declaration because
                                          of the PTO problems.  In a
                                          fair world, we would be able
                                          to get that refunded.</span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt">Roger</span></font></p>
                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
                                        face="Calibri"><span
                                          style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></p>
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                                        <p class="MsoNormal"><b><font
                                              size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b>
                                          Patentcenter <a
                                            href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
                                            target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"><patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">On
                                              Behalf Of </span></b>Patent
                                          Lawyer via Patentcenter<br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b>
                                          Thursday, January 18, 2024
                                          10:25 AM<br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b>
                                          For bug reports, feature
                                          requests, and tips and tricks
                                          about Patent Center. <a
                                            href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com"
                                            target="_blank"
                                            moz-do-not-send="true"><patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
                                          <b><span
                                              style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b>
                                          Patent Lawyer <a
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                                          [Patentcenter] Faxes to the
                                          PTO - some legacy things do
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                                          style="font-size:11pt">There
                                          was recent discussion about
                                          faxes to the PTO and return
                                          faxes from the PTO.  </span></font></p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2"
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                                          style="font-size:11pt">Because
                                          of yesterday’s shit show with
                                          Patent Center and because of
                                          other deficiencies in Patent
                                          Center, I had to fax four
                                          separate submissions to the
                                          PTO last night.</span></font></p>
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                                          style="font-size:11pt">I did
                                          receive acknowledgment faxes
                                          back from the PTO for each
                                          submission.   So, that legacy
                                          functionality is still there,
                                          and it still worked for me. 
                                          (I hope the PTO lurkers on
                                          this list don’t go and turn it
                                          off!)</span></font></p>
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                                          style="font-size:11pt">I use a
                                          service called eFax.  It is
                                          not free.</span></font></p>
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                                          style="font-size:11pt">PS. I
                                          am still laughing at Sandra
                                          E’s joke about DDOS being just
                                          normal filers filing in a
                                          volume the system can’t
                                          handle.</span></font></p>
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