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<b>Subject:</b> [Patentpractice] 'Patent Center' Issue</font>
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Is anyone else having a problem logging into "Patent Center"; I have logged in successfully but get a blank screen when selecting "Patent Center" from the "Patent" pull down menu. I have talked to EBC but they were not a lot of help. </div>
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