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<p class="MsoNormal">Really comforting when using a fax to circumvent the problems in Patent Center! Back To The Future with snail mail!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentcenter <patentcenter-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Judith S via Patentcenter<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 7, 2024 2:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> users of Patentcenter <patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Judith S <judith.a.s@gmail.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] USPTO fax outage<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I couldn't log into <a href="http://my.USPTO.gov">my.USPTO.gov</a>, so I checked status. While it says nothing about that, it does note that the Fax Service is offline, with no known time to restore.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">PTOFax Outage</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">The USPTO is currently experiencing technical difficulties with PTOFax and fax systems are no longer receiving faxes. At this time the PTOFax and UC teams are working with Verizon
to resolve the issue but do not know when services will be fully restored. Additional information will be posted as soon as it’s available. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">Please use the following for alternate submissions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">1. Patent Center. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">2. First-Class Mail with a certificate of mailing in accordance with 37 CFR 1.8<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">3. Priority Mail Express from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#1B1B1B">Posted at<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.uspto.gov/blog/ebiz/entry/current-events1038"><b><span style="color:purple">12:31PM Feb 07, 2024</span></b></a><span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span>in<span class="gmail-apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="gmail-category">Current
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