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<p class="MsoNormal">I was at one time listed as a practitioner for Customer Number X. I removed myself from that Customer Number at some time in the past because the firm that set that customer number had not removed my name and I was no longer working with
that firm.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I just noticed today that Customer Number X is still listed when I go to ‘Manage>Manage customer numbers’ in Patent Center.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I click on Customer Number X, it brings up a list of 11 practitioners, none of which are me. So I am not listed under that Customer Number X.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am able to filter for applications listed under Customer Number X and it shows me those applications, although all of the applications are now public, so I am not seeing any private information. I have reason to believe that there are
no other applications assigned to Customer Number X other than those shown, so I have no way of knowing if I would be blocked from seeing pre-publication information for applications assigned to Customer Number X.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bottom Line: I have been removed from a customer number but still seem to have full access to the applications assigned to that customer number.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">-Bruce Young<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">(712) 541-9822<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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