[Patentpractice] Going to shoot myself soon - Ombudsman

Fri May 3 22:03:56 UTC 2024

"right 99.8% of the time."   As usual -- PTO never distinguishes between
data and sampling bias.  If the applicant gives up and tries something
different, well, the applicant didnt go back to the same PTO person and ask
for yet another correction, so the last information must have been correct.

All of the data about DOCX falls into the sampling bias category.

On Fri, May 3, 2024, 5:32 PM Suzannah K. Sundby via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> It continues… note it says “I give the correct information 99.8% of the
> time”.
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> WHO DOES THAT?!?!?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzannah K. Sundby <Suzannah at canadylortz.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 5:29 PM
> To: PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov
> Subject: RE: Ombudsman Pilot Program - Request
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> The application was NOT WITHDRAWN FROM ISSUE.  Thus, the reason why
> PatentCenter indicates the application is IN THE OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS
> (not with the Examiner).
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov <PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov>
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> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 5:07 PM
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> To: Suzannah K. Sundby <Suzannah at canadylortz.com>
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> Subject: Ombudsman Pilot Program - Request
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> Thank you for contacting the Patents Ombudsman Office. Please see response
> below.
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> Hello,
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> Once an application has been withdrawn from issue it does go back to the
> examiner. I give the correct information 99.8% of the time. You want to
> refer to the examiner.
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> Best regards,
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> Patrick
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> Patents Ombuds
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> Suzannah K. Sundby <http://www.linkedin.com/in/ssundby/> *|* Partner
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> *From:* Suzannah K. Sundby
> *Sent:* Friday, May 3, 2024 4:30 PM
> *To:* patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com
> *Subject:* Going to shoot myself soon - Ombudsman
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> I have a case that went abandoned because of the USPTO failing to properly
> process/follow QPIDS procedures.
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> Petitions granted my petition and withdrew the abandonment.
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> The case was returned to the Office of Publications to process the Letters
> Patent.  It has been sitting in the Office of Publications since February
> 16th.  Thus, I decided to contact the Ombudsman to help get this case out
> of limbo so the patent is granted.  Below is the back and forth
> correspondence (note most recent emails on top as usual email strings).
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> I feel like I am having a conversation with ChatGPT and I am about to
> shoot myself.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Suzannah K. Sundby <Suzannah at canadylortz.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 4:22 PM
> To: PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov
> Subject: RE: Ombudsman Pilot Program - Request
>
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> The case is not in the domain/purview of the Examiner.  PatentCenter
> indicates that it is in the OFFICE OF PUBLICATIONS, i.e., the division that
> prepares applications for PATENT GRANT.
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> I am requesting that YOU as the Ombudsman poke the people in the OFFICE OF
> PUBLICATIONS to help get this case out of limbo and get the OFFICE OF
> PUBLICATIONS to act on the Letters Patent.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov <PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov>
>
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 3:36 PM
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> To: Suzannah K. Sundby <Suzannah at canadylortz.com>
>
> Subject: Ombudsman Pilot Program - Request
>
>
>
> Thank you for contacting the Patents Ombudsman Office. Please see response
> below.
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> Hello,
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> No issue notification has been sent out. You will want to check with the
> examiner to see if they will be sending out another Part B fees transmittal
> form. If the examiner says no you will have to give it a few more months
> for the issue notification.
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> Best regards,
>
> Patrick
>
> Patents Ombuds
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From:  Suzannah at canadylortz.com
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> Sent:  5/3/2024 01:57:34 PM
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> To:  "PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov" <PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov>
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> Subject:  Ombudsman Pilot Program - Request
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> I know the application is revived.
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> It should be GRANTED by now, at least we should have received an Issue
> Notification by now.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov <PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov>
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> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 12:37 PM
>
> To: Suzannah K. Sundby <Suzannah at canadylortz.com>
>
> Subject: Ombudsman Pilot Program - Request
>
>
>
> Thank you for contacting the Patents Ombudsman Office. Please see response
> below.
>
>
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> Hello,
>
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> The application is revived.
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> Best regards,
>
> Patrick
>
> Patents Ombuds
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From:  Suzannah at canadylortz.com
>
> Sent:  5/3/2024 11:53:13 AM
>
> To:  "PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov" <PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov>
>
> Subject:  Ombudsman Pilot Program - Request
>
>
>
> U.S. Application No.: [redacted] is allowed, i.e., the Petitions Office
> withdrew the abandonment February 20, 2024 (see attached), thus, this
> application should have been processed by the patent grant publications
> division for grant.
>
>
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> However, since February 20th, the patent grant publications division has
> yet to take any action.
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> Thus, we need help getting this application processed for issuance of the
> Letters Patent.
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> Thanks,
>
> Suzannah K. Sundby
>
> Reg. No. 43,172
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov <PatentsOmbudsmanOffice at uspto.gov>
>
> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 10:32 AM
>
> To: Suzannah K. Sundby <Suzannah at canadylortz.com>
>
> Subject: RE: Ombudsman Pilot Program - Request
>
>
>
> Thank you for contacting the Patents Ombudsman Office. Please see response
> below.
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> Hello,
>
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> We appreciate your reaching out to the Patents Ombuds Office.
>
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> Representatives of the Patents Ombuds would like to learn more about this
> E-mail request for assistance. Please reply to this email with precise
> information about how the Patents Ombuds outreach can be of assistance to
> you.
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> Best regards,
>
> Patrick
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> Patents Ombuds
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