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<p>Cross-posting from the e-trademarks listserv ... looks like "the
USPTO storefronts" will be broken so far as money is concerned,
for a period of time on Saturday. I imagine that could affect
patent center.<br>
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<td>[E-trademarks] payment outage over the weekend</td>
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<td>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:56:53 -0500</td>
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<td>Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks
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<td>For trademark practitioners. This is not for laypersons
to seek legal advice.
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a></td>
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<td>Carl Oppedahl <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a></td>
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<td>Tim Ackermann <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com"><tim@ackermannlaw.com></a></td>
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<div dir="ltr">Per USPTO:
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Outage- Sat. August 17</h2>
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<div style="word-break:normal">Due to system
maintenance, <b>customers will be unable to submit fee
payments across the USPTO storefronts between
Midnight-6am ET on Saturday, August 17.</b></div>
<div style="word-break:normal"><span
style="word-break:normal;font-size:14.4px">Please
see the</span><a
href="https://www.uspto.gov/blog/ebiz/"
target="_blank"
style="word-break:normal;color:rgb(0,76,151);font-size:1em;font-weight:bold"
moz-do-not-send="true"> USPTO system status page</a><span
style="word-break:normal;font-size:14.4px"> for
details on alternative payment options during the
maintenance window.</span></div>
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Card Payment Outage- Sat. August 17</h2>
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<div style="word-break:normal">Due to system maintenance
of our third-party credit card processing service, <b>we
will be unable to accept credit/debit card payments
between 6pm-10pm ET on Saturday, August 17.</b></div>
<div style="word-break:normal"><span
style="word-break:normal;font-size:14.4px">Please
see the </span><a
href="https://www.uspto.gov/blog/ebiz/"
target="_blank"
style="word-break:normal;color:rgb(0,76,151);font-size:1em;font-weight:bold"
moz-do-not-send="true">USPTO system status page</a><span
style="word-break:normal;font-size:14.4px"> for
information on alternative payment options during
the maintenance window.</span></div>
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<div style="font-size:small">Tim Ackermann</div>
<div style="font-size:small">The Ackermann
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817.305.0690</span><br>
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214.453.0810</span><br>
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