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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404040"
lang="EN-US">A listserv member asks to post anonymously ...</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404040"
lang="EN-US">Hi listmates,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#404040"
lang="EN-US">We are currently reconsidering the manner in
which we send notifications / reporting correspondence to our
clients. I’m referring to correspondence such as
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">Reporting filing of a patent application
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">Reporting official communication from a patent
office<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">Reporting an action taken at a patent office,
such as responding to an Office Action or filing an IDS<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">Notification of upcoming 1-year Paris
Convention deadline<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">Notification of upcoming 30-month PCT national
phase deadline<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The factors currently
affecting our decision include:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">A PDF letter at least seems more
fixed/permanent, and is a discrete “document”.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">A PDF letter is more aesthetically pleasing,
and can give an impression of formality and/or
professionalism.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">A PDF letter makes it frustrating for the
recipient who is required to take the extra step of opening
an attachment in order to read the correspondence.
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">An email-body letter conveniently remains
available below replies/reminders sent in response to the
original correspondence.
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoListParagraph"
style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span
lang="EN-US">When accompanying the correspondence with a
bill for services rendered, sending the correspondence as an
email-body letter avoids potential confusion from
multiple/mixture of attachments. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I’d be very interested to
hear your thoughts on whether it is preferable to send such
correspondence in the body of an email, or as a PDF attachment
to an email. Perhaps you even have different preferences for
different types of correspondence. I’d also be interested to
know what you do in reality! <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
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