<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Surely it's worth paying more for all that enhancement of user experience?<br><br>From page 23 of the draft notice:<br><br>"the USPTO has enhanced its website to increase access to our<br>resources and enhance customer service for inventors and practitioners, including<br>modernizing and updating the Patent Basics and Patents Petitions pages, adding a Virtual<br>Assistant on select pages, and providing an updated and modern general website search<br>tool. The USPTO has also upgraded its computer systems, including transitioning from<br>legacy systems to Patent Center for the electronic filing and management of patent<br>applications in November 2023. Patent Center, a web-based platform that allows users to<br>file and manage patent applications and requests, provides improved system performance<br>and a more intuitive user interface for an enhanced user experience."</div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">-Jeff </span><div><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">Jeffrey E. Semprebon</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">Semprebon Patent Services</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.semprebonps.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px" target="_blank">www.semprebonps.com</a><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">72 Myrtle Street</span><br style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px"><span style="font-family:Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">Claremont, New Hampshire 03743</span><br></div></div></div></div></div>