<img width="1" height="1" src='https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/op/NNzsMFjm0RgAaQY8z82s96pV2dFXsbGQPhcV8Obynf60ZUQBXX0XTyiuZXPGYcII4cYbPdbLgdBMbdEw8SAMdX20eUcQyRIwXlA_Z21EyuZB0Ttty7FiXWo8bqA2FLE6e4ai0L1X4s_8K9VRNTseqpdSw3qbf7v_UkQZ4YZm-kTHaDeBdj5ae-46z6j6yDQEkCJI9b-ejjv_6W-7I_2r6nN6kt0ddfjCxg' /><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>From an email I just got from the USPTO:</div><div><br></div><div>"<span style="line-height:1.4">The
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) experienced a Distributed
Denial of Service (DDOS) attack impacting the accessibility of our
systems. Though all our systems remained online, many external customers
and employees experienced interruptions of service.</span><span style="line-height:1.4"> </span><span style="line-height:1.4">Our
teams have worked diligently to address the impact of the attack, and
all of our systems, including Patent Center, Trademark Systems, MyUSPTO,
and other USPTO-specific services are now fully accessible.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="line-height:1.4">We
are continuing to investigate this issue and reviewing additional ways
to help prevent it in the future. We appreciate your patience and
apologize for any inconvenience. </span>
"</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><br></div>Yeah, what about giving everyone extensions b/c your systems weren't working properly?</div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>