[Patentpractice] Is it rude... and do you care

[Michael Brown]

I usually say that my firm never will work with any vendor that calls or
emails and that they should never bother to contact me again.

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On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 4:20 PM Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Based on the responses I’ve received… I guess that’s my mistake… waiting
> for them to reply “okay, thanks, goodbye” after saying I am not interested.
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> From now on, I’m going to interject, “Thank you, I’m not interested.
> Goodbye.” then promptly hang up… and not feel bad about it :)
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> Thanks y’all for the input!
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> Suzannah K. Sundby <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/> *|* Partner
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> *canady + lortz** LLP* <http://www.canadylortz.com/>
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> 1050 30th Street, NW
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> *From:* Bruce Young <bruce at youngtogether.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 5, 2024 3:31 PM
> *To:* For patent practitioners. This is not for laypersons to seek legal
> advice. <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* Suzannah K. Sundby <suzannah at canadylortz.com>
> *Subject:* RE: Is it rude... and do you care
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> I just interrupt them and say, “Sorry, but I am not interested.” And then
> I hang up with waiting to see how they respond.
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> -Bruce Young
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> (712) 541-9822
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> *From:* Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On
> Behalf Of *Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice
> *Sent:* Monday, February 5, 2024 2:08 PM
> *To:* patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com
> *Cc:* Suzannah K. Sundby <suzannah at canadylortz.com>
> *Subject:* [Patentpractice] Is it rude... and do you care
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> When receiving a cold call by some vendor who is in the process of giving
> their 10+ minute spew (without pausing for a breath) of the IP services
> they provide, e.g., docketing, processing, drawings… yada yada yada…
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> Do you think it is rude to interrupt and simply tell them you are not
> interested… and when they jump right back into their 10+ minute spew again…
> to interrupt again and tell them you are not interested?
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> And, do you care if you are rude when you do it?
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> When we bill by the hour and time is so precious to us… and one little
> interruption that lasts a minute or so actually results in a disruption of
> at least 15 minutes for one’s brain to get back to doing what it was doing…
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> I interrupt the spew and tell them I’m not interested and when they
> insist, I more assertively tell them I am not interested… and I’ve had a
> few where they still insist, so I’ve hung up on them.
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> Then I briefly feel bad for being rude… but again… When we bill by the
> hour and time is so precious to us… and one little interruption that lasts
> a minute or so actually results in a disruption of at least 15 minutes for
> one’s brain to get back to doing what it was doing…
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> Wondering what others do/think…
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> Suzannah K. Sundby <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/> *|* Partner
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> canady + lortz LLP <http://www.canadylortz.com/>
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> 1050 30th Street, NW
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> Washington, DC 20007
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> T: 202.486.8020
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> F: 202.540.8020
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> suzannah at canadylortz.com
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> www.canadylortz.com
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