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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">One more issue to share—<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I just tried filing a Corrective Assignment in Chrome and then Edge (the recommended browsers per the Assignment Branch), and got an error message after filling in the page
for Conveyance information and selecting the Save and Continue button.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img width="881" height="68" style="width:9.177in;height:.7083in" id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image003.png@01DA58F1.429B0830"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I contacted the Assignment Branch and spoke with Jacqueline Reid, and she is sending the query to the development team. Not sure if anyone else has had/will have this issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anne Weeden-Franssen</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Legal Assistant <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Patentcenter <patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jones, Phoebe M. via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 6, 2024 11:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For bug reports, feature requests, and tips and tricks about Patent Center. <patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jones, Phoebe M. <PMJones@Venable.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] EPAS Oddities - and Query<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Yes. The “Assignment confirmation” email which includes the Assignment ID information is generating.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#3760A0;mso-ligatures:none">Phoebe M. Jones
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600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Randall Svihla via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:27 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For bug reports, feature requests, and tips and tricks about Patent Center. <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Randall Svihla <<a href="mailto:rsvihla@nsiplaw.com">rsvihla@nsiplaw.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] EPAS Oddities - and Query<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:red;mso-ligatures:none">Caution: External Email</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It will be a disaster if we cannot put in our docket number. Our staff person who saves the Notices of Recordation in the appropriate folders on the shared drive that are organized
by docket number will now have to look up the application number of each Notice of Recordation to find the docket number before they can save it. This will be Fun Times for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Also, does anyone know if they are still generating the emailed receipt acknowledging that the assignment has been filed?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Randall S. Svihla<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NSIP Law<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Washington, D.C.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Watt, Rachel S. via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:16 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For bug reports, feature requests, and tips and tricks about Patent Center. <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Watt, Rachel S. <<a href="mailto:Rwatt@hodgsonruss.com">Rwatt@hodgsonruss.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentcenter] EPAS Oddities - and Query<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The training materials say the docket number can be inputted on the Correspondence information page. It is not there. That is one of many questions I asked
<a href="mailto:AssignmentCenter@uspto.gov">AssignmentCenter@uspto.gov</a> yesterday. I am waiting to see if they respond.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Anne Weeden-Franssen via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 6, 2024 1:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carl Oppedahl via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Anne Weeden-Franssen <<a href="mailto:anne.weeden-franssen@cojk.com">anne.weeden-franssen@cojk.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] EPAS Oddities - and Query</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">So, when I filed my 1<sup>st</sup> Assignment in the new EPAS, I had an issue with the address, namely, I did not put a comma at the end of the street address (after the house
number) as there was nothing following it on the street address line:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="110" height="62" style="width:1.1458in;height:.6458in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image004.png@01DA58F1.429B0830"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">However, the review page showed a comma at the end of the street address line (which of course I could not edit out because it wasn’t there to begin with in the actual entry):</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I submitted anyway, and the PDF of the cover page did
<u>not</u> show a comma.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Guess we’ll see what the Notice of Recordation shows.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Also, did I miss the entry place for the Attorney Docket No.? It used to be at the end, before submitting, but I did not see an obvious spot to also add the attorney’s reference.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thanks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Anne</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Anne Weeden-Franssen</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Legal Assistant </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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