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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Click where it says this survey in the email it is a link to the survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com> on behalf of "Gerry J. Elman via Patentpractice" <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>"For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice." <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 12:15 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>"For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice." <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"Gerry J. Elman" <gerry@elman.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Patentpractice] Please respond to this survey about your use of USPTOs DOCX e-filing paths<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Wheres the survey?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">-Gerry Elman</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, February 25, 2024 11:00 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl <carl@oppedahl.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Please respond to this survey about your use of USPTOs DOCX e-filing paths</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Some firms and corporations are trying to figure out what to do about the USPTOs DOCX initiative (the $400 non-DOCX penalty) that came into effect on January
17, 2024. Other firms and corporations have already decided what to do about the DOCX initiative. This survey hopes to collect responses from firms and corporations about their present approaches to the DOCX initiative. How many firms and corporations have
decided not to file in DOCX format (meaning that they have decided to pay the non-DOCX penalty)? How many firms and corporations have decided to file in the DOCX-plus-auxiliary-PDF path? How many firms and corporations have decided to file in the DOCX-alone
path?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Please respond to <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwsYP2nQJUKQP9bQOUCvDoKTX07KQGnUeRRlu0nBQhmE_d7w/viewform?usp=sf_link"><span style="color:#222222;text-decoration:none">this survey</span></a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">It is likely to be very helpful to the patent community to have lots of responses from lots of firms and corporations. I hope that lots of members of the patent
community will respond, and I thank you in advance for your participation.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Carl Oppedahl</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Helvetica;color:#333333">Oppedahl Patent Law Firm LLC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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