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    All,<br>
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        I have been thinking and, should there be a new administration
    11 months from now, there will likely be a "housecleaning" at
    various agencies.  I am throwing out there that (if such was the
    case) we should consider lobbying for David Boundy to be appointed
    to replace Kathy Vidal so as to right the PTO ship, get some
    transparency and stop the BS once and for all.<br>
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        Just putting it out there . . . <br>
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        Happy Friday!<br>
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</style><span class="c1"><strong>Richard Straussman</strong></span><span
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          </strong></span> </span><strong><span class="c4">Senior
          Counsel</span><span class="c5"><strong><br>
          </strong></span> <span class="c6">Registered Patent Attorney</span><span
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        </span></strong> <span class="c6">Member NY, NJ & CT Bars</span><span
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      </span> <span class="c7"><strong>. . . . . . . . . . . . . .</strong></span>
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