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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks, I'm so used to going to the mis-named "existing submissions" drop-down menu that I didn't even notice the "petitions" drop-down menu next to it. And then I found they're available below, on the PC page itself: <br><br><span></span><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:c10fabff-3090-f0e1-b8c8-6409014b2036@yahoo.com" class="yahoo-inline-image" style="max-width: 800px; width: 100%;" draggable="false" data-id="<c10fabff-3090-f0e1-b8c8-6409014b2036@yahoo.com>"><br><span></span><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 03:56:31 PM GMT+3, Melanie Murdock <mmurdock@texaspatents.com> wrote:
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<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Hi Bob,</span></p>
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<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:New serif;">If you\u2019re asking about the ePetitions, they are available in Patent Center for preparation/submission by a registered practitioner only. Sponsored support staff are not
allowed to do these, although our attorney usually logs in and does a screenshare with the paralegal to make sure nothing gets overlooked. Below is a screenshot I made for our attorneys awhile back.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:New serif;"><img id="yiv5341834653Picture_x0020_1" width="763" height="350" style="width:7.9479in;min-height:3.6458in;" src="cid:Qll5dqgUHlLddvBbSWDS" yahoo_partid="2" alt="A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:New serif;"></span></p>
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<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:New serif;">I hope this helps.</span></p>
<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:New serif;">Melanie</span></p>
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<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:black;">Melanie Murdock</span></span><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"></span></span></p>
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<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:New serif;color:black;">The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client
privileged and/or patent agent-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful.</span></span><span style=""></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;"></span></p>
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<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;"> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Barber via Patentpractice<br clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 11, 2024 7:47 AM<br clear="none">
<b>To:</b> For Patent Practitioners. This Is Not for Laypersons To Seek Legal Advice. <patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com><br clear="none">
<b>Cc:</b> Bob Barber <bobbarber1970@yahoo.com><br clear="none">
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] automatically granted petitions available in patent center?</span></p>
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<p class="yiv5341834653MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:sans-serif;">I apologize in advance if I missed a discussion on this, but were any of the automatically granted petitions that used to be available in EFS carried forward into EFS, and if so, how does
one file them? I haven't found them in PC - it appears that all petitions are now decided by people.</span></p>
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