<div dir="ltr">I probably signed up for this, but in case anyone wants to see another government agency chiming in on the fee proposals, there are links below.<div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Michael Brown<br>Michael J Brown Law Office<div>354 Eisenhower Parkway</div><div>Plaza I, 2nd Floor, Suite 2025<div>Livingston, NJ 07039<br><div><a href="mailto:michaeljbrownlaw@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaeljbrownlaw@gmail.com</a></div><div><a href="mailto:michael@mjbrownlaw.com" target="_blank">michael@mjbrownlaw.com</a></div><div><a href="http://www.mjbrownlaw.com" target="_blank">www.mjbrownlaw.com</a> <br>+1 973-577-6300 fax +1 973-577-6301<br></div><div>Google Voice +1 973-637-0358</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Mullis, David R. via Efs-web</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:efs-web@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">efs-web@oppedahl-lists.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, May 2, 2024 at 10:46\u202fAM<br>Subject: [Efs-web] Fw: US SBA Office of Advocacy Trademark and Patent Roundtable<br>To: <br>Cc: Mullis, David R. <<a href="mailto:David.Mullis@sba.gov" target="_blank">David.Mullis@sba.gov</a>><br></div><br><br><div>
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a roundtable on the USPTO's proposed rules for Trademark and Patent Fee. Please ensure you register using the link below.
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:black;background-color:white;line-height:14.2667px">The Office of Advocacy takes its direction from small business and hosts
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<a href="https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/78609dc8-a224-43ab-a738-f73286425ab3@3c89fd8a-7f68-4667-aa15-41ebf2208961" id="m_-2310786362145748305m_-7896030974785695170OWA9f6728ce-3f78-262f-d2db-d8c3a2946e56" target="_blank">https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/78609dc8-a224-43ab-a738-f73286425ab3@3c89fd8a-7f68-4667-aa15-41ebf2208961</a></div>
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