[Patentpractice] USPTO welcome letters

[Suzannah K. Sundby]

Or just ONE per Customer Number, and one per every pro se/non-Customer Number filing.

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Subject: Re: [Patentpractice] USPTO welcome letters


How difficult would it be for the system to determine if the ADS is signed by a practitioner, and to not send the letter in such a case?

Too difficult for the PTO, apparently.



On Thu, Feb 22, 2024 at 12:56 PM Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com<mailto:patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>> wrote:
Agreed.

Imo, the Welcome Letters are Vidal trying to justify herself… “But we’re nice and welcoming… <shows letter>… even if our software ‘improvements’ are not user friendly…”


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