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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for sharing the blog post, Timothy. Helpful insights for both applicants and practitioners.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Timothy Snowden via Patentpractice<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 13, 2025 8:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> patentpractice@oppedahl-lists.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Timothy Snowden <tdsnowden@outlook.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Patentpractice] A change in rules for Examiners?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>Thank you for posting this -- together with Carl's blog article on the phones, and the new Commerce Secretary's stated intent to reduce backlog, it inspired a post:
<a href="https://definitivepatents.com/2025/03/12/recent-uspto-changes-point-to-increased-examination-difficulty/" title="https://definitivepatents.com/2025/03/12/recent-uspto-changes-point-to-increased-examination-difficulty/">
https://definitivepatents.com/2025/03/12/recent-uspto-changes-point-to-increased-examination-difficulty/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I saw this on the Patent Examiner reddit, and thought it was worth sharing:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Junior here. I just need to vent. I don\u2019t understand how I\u2019m supposed to do my job when I have no one to help me. Struggled all day with a search and was told SCEs can no longer help. Need to transfer some cases, not sure where they should go. SPE was unavailable
because they were trying to figure out their RTO, but they don\u2019t know my art anyway. Struggled with claim interpretations that I would usually ask about. Spent a lot of time stuck and frustrated. I do not blame the primaries for not helping, and I hope they
continue to hold the line. But man, this really f-ing sucks. I care about my work, and I don\u2019t want to put out shitty actions.
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<p>But hey, at least my phone wasn\u2019t working so I didn\u2019t have to field any calls.
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<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">"I was told all SCE (Search and Classification Examiners) time was gone, for everyone." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">"we were explicitly told by our SPE to not ask primaries questions, and that our AU was cut to zero other time."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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