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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">I disagree partially - I
think the PTO people THINK they are trying to make things better,
but without a clue as to what "better" would look like to those
who care.<br>
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</style><span class="c1"><strong>Richard Straussman</strong></span><span
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/17/2024 9:18 AM, Catherine Van
Houten wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">Except
that verschlimmbessern refers to an attempt to make
something better that ends up making it worse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif">I
have ZERO faith that the USPTO is genuinely trying to make
anything better. They are merely making changes so they can
cross things off their list\u2026without any real consideration
on the functionality or impact of those changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Straussman via Patentcenter<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Richard Straussman
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<b>Subject:</b> [Patentcenter] Off Topic - Kind of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Today I
learned a new German word that seems so applicable to
PatentCenter I had to share it: verschlimmbessern.
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I am advised that it means to take something bad and try to
make it better, but in the process, you make it worse than
before. We NEED a word like that in English - particularly
for many recent PTO "improvements"!!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">-- <br>
<strong><span
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