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<p class="MsoNormal">There was recent discussion about faxes to the PTO and return faxes from the PTO.
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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!)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I use a service called eFax. It is not free.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
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