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<p>I had an examiner tell me the same thing.</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/3/2025 3:10 PM, Judith S via
Patentpractice wrote:<br>
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<div><font size="2">An examiner in a recent interview told me
that<span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline;float:none"> the
examining corps just received a memo indicating that they
are only permitted one interview for a \u2018round,' which
means from filing through RCE.</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;display:inline;float:none">The
Patent Examiner subreddit confirms: </span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Commenters are suggesting that patent
attorneys need to step up and push to change this
policy, because otherwise we'll be getting a lot of
interview denials.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">I hope this memo predates the new head of
the PTO, but I fear it does not.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2">Judith</font></div>
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