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<p>Yes, this is a very good point. Thank you for posting. Your
posting inspired this blog article:</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/28/2024 10:16 PM, Patent Lawyer
via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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<div>And how is there no harm when the PTO gives away a title that
we cannot give to ePCT when preparing a filing package for
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 4/28/2024 3:39 AM, Dan Feigelson
via Patentpractice wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I got the following in one of
my cases. Supposedly posted yesterday (Saturday,
April 27)<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Notice of Potential
Erroneous Release of Patent Application Titles</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On February 5, 2024, the United
States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), replaced
the Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) and
Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) with
Assignment Center.<br>
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Between February 5, 2024 and March 29, 2024, the
USPTO, unintentionally, through a computer
programming error, permitted bibliographic
information to be viewed by unauthorized individuals
with access to registered Assignment Center
accounts. This bibliographic information was limited
to the application number (the two-digit series code
plus the six-digit serial number) and title of the
invention.<br>
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You are receiving this notification because your
application \u2019spatent title may have been viewed
during that time frame by individual(s) who lacked
permission to do so . The software error was first
reproduced by USPTO on March 28, 2024, and was
corrected on March 29, 2024. Only application
numbers and titles were disclosed; it is important
to note that your specification and claims were not
part of the information made available and were not
accessed.<br>
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Any improper access of the application information
between the dates of February 5, 2024 and March 29,
2024, is not considered a publication of such
applications under 35 U.S.C. 122(b). No rights in
United States patents are threatened by the access
to unpublished applications. It is extremely
unlikely that the title could disclose the invention
in a way that would constitute patent- defeating
prior art in any jurisdiction. To the extent any
issue is raised, the USPTO will assist applicants by
confirming that the disclosure was erroneous and
inadvertent.<br>
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We\u2019re committed to data security and are taking
enhanced steps to prevent incidents such as this
from happening in the future. The USPTO sincerely
regrets this error and is instituting more testing
controls, both manual and automated testing, to
prevent similar processing errors in the future.<br>
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Inquiries regarding this matter may be directed to
Mark Polutta, Senior Legal Advisor, at (571)
272-7709 or Andrew Stclair, Legal Advisor, at (571)
270-0238, both of the Office of Patent Legal
Administration or via email addressed to ugPto.gov.<br>
<br>
Henry \u201cJamie\u201d Holcombe<br>
Chief Information Officer<br>
US Patent and Trademark Office<br>
Office +1 (571)272-9400<br>
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Dated: April 27 th , 2024 <o:p></o:p></p>
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