[Patentpractice] Unable to connect to any USPTO phone numbers

[Carl Oppedahl]

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On 3/10/2025 12:49 PM, Michael Dryja via Patentpractice wrote:
> Is anyone having this issue?  As of 11:47 am PT on Monday, March 10, 
> for the past hour when I’ve tried calling any Examiner it either gives 
> me three fast beeps (using my T-Mobile cell phone) or rings and rings 
> and rings and hangs up (using my Phone.com <http://Phone.com> Voip line).
>
>  - Mike Dryja.

Yes it's not just you.   I have called an Examiner and the Examiner's SPE.

 From my office phone direct extension, the call to the SPE rings and 
rings, and clicks to a different ring cadence, (maybe migrating to voice 
mail?) and then hangs up on me.

 From a personal phone number (VOIP), the call to the SPE rings a while 
and then says "the number you are calling from has been flagged as 
spam.  If you believe this to be in error, please press 1 to report the 
problem."  I press 1 and it hangs up on me.

I call from my cell phone and the recorded message is "the number you 
have dialed has calling restrictions and so the call cannot go 
through".  And it hangs up on me.


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