<div dir="ltr">Wow that's a nice offer. Can I call you in a couple years?<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 1:31 PM Jim Boff via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If they don’t know me, and I don’t know them, a brusque response saves everybody’s time.
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 5, 2024 8:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Suzannah K. Sundby <<a href="mailto:suzannah@canadylortz.com" target="_blank">suzannah@canadylortz.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Is it rude... and do you care<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">When receiving a cold call by some vendor who is in the process of giving their 10+ minute spew (without pausing for a breath) of the IP services they provide, e.g., docketing, processing, drawings… yada yada yada…<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Do you think it is rude to interrupt and simply tell them you are not interested… and when they jump right back into their 10+ minute spew again… to interrupt again and tell them you are not interested?<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">And, do you care if you are rude when you do it?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">When we bill by the hour and time is so precious to us… and one little interruption that lasts a minute or so actually results in a disruption of at least 15 minutes for one’s brain to get back to doing what it was doing…<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I interrupt the spew and tell them I’m not interested and when they insist, I more assertively tell them I am not interested… and I’ve had a few where they still insist, so I’ve hung up on them.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Then I briefly feel bad for being rude… but again… When we bill by the hour and time is so precious to us… and one little interruption that lasts a minute or so actually results in a disruption of at least 15 minutes
for one’s brain to get back to doing what it was doing…<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Wondering what others do/think…<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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