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<p>The Patent Center web site has a banner that says:</p>
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<p
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October 14, 2025, delivery of courtesy ceremonial copies of
eGrants will be delayed by up to 90 days. The official<span> </span><a
href="https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center/egrants?MURL=electronicgrants"
style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 94, 162); text-decoration: underline; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">electronic
patent grant (eGrant)</a> is not affected and remains
available through<span> </span><a
href="https://patentcenter.uspto.gov/"
style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 94, 162); text-decoration: underline; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Patent
Center</a>and the<span> </span><a
href="https://data.uspto.gov/home"
style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 94, 162); text-decoration: underline; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Open
Data Portal</a>.</p>
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<p>Note the lack of a apace after "Center".</p>
<p>As we see, delivery of courtesy ceremonial copies of granted
patents will be delayed by up to 90 days.</p>
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