[Patentpractice] USPTO employees ordered to "return to office"

[Louise Sherikar]

I suspect that a pretty substantial number of examiners belong to the
"non-bargaining,
fully remote" category,

On Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM Vic Indiano via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> My cousin is with NIH and got the same letter
>
> It really stinks.  The better examiners will find jobs as patent agents or
> attorneys or else retire
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> On Friday, January 24, 2025, 5:53 PM, Jim Larsen via Patentpractice <
> patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:
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> Was just talking to an examiner who received an email while on the phone
> ordering all USPTO employees to “return to office” due to new DOE
> mandates.  I suspect this is going to disrupt things.
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> Best regards,
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> -Jim
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> James C. Larsen
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