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 my iphone of the assignmentcenter.uspto.gov taken on my iphone 14 pro:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">Well done, PTO!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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M: 832.283.6564 | </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:richard@schafer-ip.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">richard@schafer-ip.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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