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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">An hour of your life you will never get back\u2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Patentpractice &lt;patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Patent Lawyer via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 29, 2023 7:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Patent Lawyer &lt;patentlawyer995@gmail.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] Wishing the USPTO would at least disseminate CORRECT information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Two observations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">VA lawyers, looks like you may get 1 hour of free CLE.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-US">The course will teach how to \u201cCompleting required&nbsp;written disclosure and patent application forms\u201d.&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">I might attend just to find out about those required forms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Patentpractice &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt; on behalf of Richard Schafer via Patentpractice &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>&quot;For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice.&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 6:32 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>&quot;For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice.&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc: </b>Richard Schafer &lt;<a href="mailto:richard@schafer-ip.com">richard@schafer-ip.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Patentpractice] Wishing the USPTO would at least disseminate CORRECT information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Goudy Old Style&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D">And it\u2019s particularly inappropriate for something addressed to pro se applicants.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Feigelson via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 28, 2023 12:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice. &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Daniel Feigelson &lt;<a href="mailto:djf@4d-ip.com">djf@4d-ip.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] Wishing the USPTO would at least disseminate CORRECT information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Learn the three-step approach to filing a patent without an attorney and what the USPTO Midwest Regional Office can do for you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:16.5pt;color:black">Learn the three-step approach to filing a patent without an attorney and what the USPTO Midwest Regional Office can do for you</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Are you interested in filing a patent application without assistance from a registered patent attorney or agent?&nbsp;If so, join us on
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<span style="color:#0000EE">Wednesday, December 13, from 1-3 p.m. ET</span></a>, for a free virtual program provided by&nbsp;the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Stakeholder Offerings and Resources (SOaR) Joint Voices program.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">SOaR's Joint Voices program highlights training opportunities and intellectual property (IP) educational programming resources that each
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<span style="color:#0000EE">USPTO regional office</span></a> provides.&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">This Joint Voices event will explore the three-step approach to filing a patent application without an attorney and highlight the offerings of the USPTO\u2019s&nbsp;<a href="https://gcfagjf.r.bh.d.sendibt3.com/tr/cl/uF_WBar8JHz8pJO-RuwFBxlVtba4-LKJvcJ4HjoNlmrPUtllQm6uXHpxOQ8XO-qFA-WhjGnkaguP3-L6Zqi3mbETagdluSOqe8iimZGDD50dE0YNuJ0DqrD5VYjS4ZiynBH1hM5uuN6UTF-HsDF8damkhNBmewhbAAzc668ONxqvuFTKJutffQ_bX6O44kSEtD18UjxJGEfjYrm39x9VOGqFZa_xOzD2-vUdVKuuJnAP9IKcsCl9Jwqtx957rTpFYWxx-JHjHuj5XTRFjW5jrUojElFeYw2tvpg_3pjG09Yq7rnMd_y5PGoPKyRjmY0R40uqfusPg6orvs5U4V6-hlLd7mxKAMeHHSZpOCnkS5Ii1UaCz-teBH6malKSNG6yUmYay0tQF1CdJcprxp5I8qrlWAdlL8Rd47F91JWKPYMAX6pNf7qgyQS7savdn8PZcviFZDpl0DWHkdmbx0PzJovXgYecB2nhMZ3eKpaJiP80E_MP8agHIguU0GJZRhKetgdpHdjTafAPd5lYZb5AI_BMNooGAB6JGwQqm3NWHeG3dOjZPP7X_jnFIN8KnIygwDsV7YAzy-BYMSq06tvYPYpgIaEW7ytUDHfXRivwkExHcOVwprp1oEb6BbXmygqBvWVopSIM2jVxqk3D-6BhI8Kdscvlurc5AjvROFXahJ1UBkkdLWaEBJyTtDjKgcpYGDamuAihjuxoGjWQr2AsnFqgMLswgaZJmkyLADx4oyLX8JSuktO711HEhFtdi9LNTCz5BWK7CxbFP1rMpOt0gSwBXz0VfxRgoSqBIERVk0YL2atPBZmtgnbDJupjWgrXRpsKwPjIMYE0pu28_Gz_gVYE344n3dIyhl7g52jNKcastMgzq4bXUJ4xsGVy9I6wmSTqX0gjbHcxQ--jZut7fwzRePniNpW1ZgDlYd3xX1sVslGJ-zP_ydLwBBGpdKswi8Nj298qeaJx_G-VNk9OY8MPyoRUfYD40eugldPR0EW7YAgOLJaUq97uoQRv3U5XdqRH_WCn46S3bY3_WaP6A-1aM24AqSxHJECQhHmjZleKDQBd4HS_" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000EE">Elijah
 J. McCoy Midwest Regional Office</span></a>.&nbsp;This free training is open to the public, but
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<span style="color:#0000EE">registration</span></a>&nbsp;is required.&nbsp;Once registered, you will be emailed instructions for joining the webinar. Captioning service will be provided.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">During the training, we will discuss:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">The USPTO is applying for one hour of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit in Virginia for this course. For more information, email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:SOaR@uspto.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000EE">SOaR@uspto.gov</span></a>.&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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