<div dir="ltr"><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">So sorry to see that news. Wishing you peace and strength.</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I also appreciate you nevertheless being able to maintain a sense of humor with the Hitchhiker's Guide reference.</span><br clear="all"></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">warmly,</span></div><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Bob</span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><p style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(15,16,122);font-size:small">Robert J. Sayre<br>Registered <span>Patent</span> Attorney<br>Modern Times Legal<br>One Broadway, 14th Floor<br>Cambridge, MA 02142<br>United States of America<br>1-617-401-2460 office<br>1-617-763-5255 mobile<br><a href="mailto:bob@mxlegal.com" style="color:rgb(92,69,32)" target="_blank">bob@mxlegal.com</a><br><a href="http://www.mxlegal.com/" style="color:rgb(92,69,32)" target="_blank">www.mxlegal.com</a></span></p></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><p style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><strong>STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY: </strong>This email message and any attachments sent by Modern Times Legal are confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments. Thank you.<br></p></span></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 8:02\u202fPM Richard Schafer via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-5519122665252090757">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">This is probably the hardest post I\u2019ve ever had to make.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">Over the years, I\u2019ve learned a lot from the members of these listservs, and I hope that occasionally I\u2019ve been able to import some semblance of wisdom myself. I thank Carl
for providing these listservs for the IP community.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">But my participation is coming to an end.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">I\u2019m dying. I\u2019ve been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and my lifespan is being measured in months, not years. I\u2019m closing my law practice and working with clients
to move their matters elsewhere. And I\u2019ll unsubscribe from all of the listservs at some point as I focus my remaining life on spending time with my wife.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">So to all of you, goodbye. It\u2019s been an honor and a privilege to be part of the IP community and I wish the best to everyone.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">Best regards,<br>
<b>Richard A. Schafer | Schafer IP Law</b><br>
P.O. Box 230081 | Houston, TX 77223<br>
M: 832.283.6564 | </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif"><a href="mailto:richard@schafer-ip.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">richard@schafer-ip.com</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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