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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] Good bye and thanks for all the fish.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmaildefault">Bob</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 8:02<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM Richard Schafer via Patentpractice <<a href="mailto:patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com">patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">This is probably the hardest post I\u2019ve ever had to make.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif">But my participation is coming to an end.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="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 | <a href="mailto:richard@schafer-ip.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">richard@schafer-ip.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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