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<p>Thank you for posting. Yes the January 24 memo from Department
of Commerce is interesting. Yes, it contains those words "This
memorandum does not apply to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
...". The way I interpret those words is:</p>
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<p>Yes the USPTO is part of the Department of Commerce, and yes
the Trump executive order that tries to eliminate work-from-home
will turn everything upside-down at the USPTO, but if you want
to know exactly what the upside-down effect will be at the
USPTO, you will have to look somewhere other than this January
24 memo from the Department of Commerce.</p>
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<p>This is why I did not post this this January 24 memo from the
Department of Commerce to my blog. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Yesterday, IPO posted a note and link
to the following \u201cINFORMATION MEMORANDUM FOR DEPARTMENT
LEADERSHIP ON RETURN IN-PERSON WORK\u201d from the Department of
Commerce last Friday.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Notably, the memorandum states \u201cThis
memorandum does not apply to the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office\u2026.\u201d</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span>From:</span></b><span>
Patentpractice
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 29, 2025 6:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> For patent practitioners. This is not for
laypersons to seek legal advice.
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<b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:carl@oppedahl.com"><carl@oppedahl.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] [External Sender]
USPTO employees offered buyouts to retire early to avoid
having to return to the office</span></p>
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<p>Yes it would be helpful to see the letter. If you could get
a copy (perhaps with a redaction or two) I would be glad to
try to post it.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 1/29/2025 12:49 AM, Roger Browdy via
Patentpractice wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Carl,</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An examiner told me about a letter from
POPA that said they were exempt due to union contract.
Can you try to get a copy? I'll try on my end. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Patentpractice <a
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<patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a> on
behalf of Carl Oppedahl via Patentpractice
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 29, 2025 8:53:25 AM<br>
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href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com"
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<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com"
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<b>Cc:</b> Carl Oppedahl <a
href="mailto:carl@oppedahl.com" moz-do-not-send="true"><carl@oppedahl.com></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External Sender][Patentpractice] USPTO
employees offered buyouts to retire early to avoid having
to return to the office
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<p class="MsoNormal">See <a
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blog article</a>.</p>
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