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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Hmm.<span> 
</span>Sure, Ass Center is better\u2026 right.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">I don\u2019t recall EPAS being broken... ever.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">And I\u2019ve been filing assignments myself for 20+ years.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> Patentpractice
 &lt;<a href="mailto:patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com</a>&gt; <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 7, 2024 4:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com" target="_blank">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl &lt;<a href="mailto:carl@oppedahl.com" target="_blank">carl@oppedahl.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] Assignment Center is broken<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p>Assignment Center is broken.  The system status page <a href="https://gcfagjf.r.af.d.sendibt2.com/tr/cl/dYBgqagfEgyAt6nHQKXkAGYFn77LYLRFQ17DdWDbSo2GOIkYozdLtpqt_ph0is0MZ4pBN3g2J59TBl5N0UpS574QrIitryyuqMwxYR9S-NtV8Cx6V30RaUB0ftAHUS2nOfDgsO_yCppwIoD2WthtLJJQRgxL7ODHekHP-Kgn85NTcPvgNiQOaP96sNYND4i9JHhLXRcEw50YeSeRxp-Ik6FwucaqdX5aO23RUWSQntX5jvI_6GuU43uI82zIQgrS1kURoz1fAnNeu6r68hodWdSrfn2JgdM5g17gfbydrw" target="_blank">
https://www.uspto.gov/blog/ebiz/</a> lists a few systems that have scheduled outages right now (midnight- 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7 ET) but Assignment center is not one of the listed systems.<u></u><u></u></p>
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