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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>While being logged into PatentCrapper today, I tried to figure out if a third-party patent had child applications. I located the patent in Patent Center, but the “Continuity” menu button was greyed out. I clicked on it anyway and got a pop-up that said "continuity data is not available for this application."<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, not being sure whether that meant that I couldn’t get the continuity data for some reason, or that there were no continuity apps, I looked up several patents that I had written that I knew had no continuity apps. Same problem: the continuity button is greyed out and when you click on it get the same pop up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I couldn’t find this problem in Carl’s trouble tickets or feature requests. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is it safe to assume that when the pop-up says continuity data is not available that it really means there is none? Wouldn’t be better to have the continuity link live and go to the continuity page that says there are no continuity apps?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sandra<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#16095A'> ______________________</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#16095A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#16095A'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#16095A'> Sandra L Etherton</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#16095A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#16095A'> Registered U.S. Patent Attorney</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#16095A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><img width=135 height=34 id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.jpg@01DA4F8E.AB4F1D10"></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> P.O. Box 13808 | Scottsdale, AZ 85267<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> tel: (602) 681-3331 | fax: (602) 681-3339 </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> email: </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:sandra@ethertonlaw.com"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:blue'>sandra@ethertonlaw.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>