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<p>My apologies to our CIO on this point. It looks like "ugPto.gov"
was the result of an OCR error by the original poster. Attached
is an actual Notice (not an OCR) that I received a few minutes ag
through Patent Center on behalf of one of my clients. As you can
see, the email address was actually presented like this:</p>
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<p>The CIO's Notice originally presented the email address in
color. But the CIO's patent Center system halftoned the
document. The halftoning makes the email address very blurry and
this explains why the OCR failed.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/28/2024 2:46 PM, Carl Oppedahl via
Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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<p>This notice says:</p>
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<p>Inquiries regarding this matter may be directed ... via email
addressed to ugPto.gov.</p>
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<p>I am pretty sure if I were to address email "to ugPto.gov" it
would fail to reach its destination. This does not instill
confidence in our CIO.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/28/2024 3:39 AM, Dan Feigelson
via Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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<div>I got the following in one of my cases. Supposedly posted
yesterday (Saturday, April 27)<br>
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<div><b>Notice of Potential Erroneous Release of Patent
Application Titles</b></div>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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>
<br>
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
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