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<div dir="ltr">You should be able to opt customer numbers out of them.&nbsp;<span></span></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Patentpractice &lt;patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com&gt; on behalf of Dan Feigelson via Patentpractice &lt;patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 22, 2024 5:59:31 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> Dan Feigelson &lt;djf@iliplaw.com&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] USPTO welcome letters</font>
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<div>How difficult would it be for the system to determine if the ADS is signed by a practitioner, and to not send the letter in such a case?</div>
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<div>Too difficult for the PTO, apparently.</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="x_gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 12:56\u202fPM Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Imo, the Welcome Letters are Vidal trying to justify herself\u2026 \u201cBut we\u2019re nice and welcoming\u2026 &lt;shows letter&gt;\u2026 even if our software \u2018improvements\u2019 are not user friendly\u2026\u201d<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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