The clarification from Mr. Wong above sums it up nicely (thank you Christopher). This was a pilot program, and only budgeted and approved to run for a certain amount of time. That time passed, and a new person (Kappos) took over running the USPTO, so until approval for another extension comes in... you can't proceed. There was a similar gap between the initial pilot, and the second year of operation as well I believe, yes?
Remember this is a government and academic collaboration with the public, and doesn't have the same flexibility as a private organization.
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The clarification from Mr. Wong above sums it up nicely (thank you Christopher). This was a pilot program, and only budgeted and approved to run for a certain amount of time. That time passed, and a new person (Kappos) took over running the USPTO, so until approval for another extension comes in... you can't proceed. There was a similar gap between the initial pilot, and the second year of operation as well I believe, yes?
Remember this is a government and academic collaboration with the public, and doesn't have the same flexibility as a private organization.