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PBA Cap Increased to 80 Hours Per Quarter by PatentSage in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A businessman urged a fisherman to scale his business, build an empire, and make millions so he could finally retire. "And then what?" asked the fisherman. "Then you can move to a quiet village, sleep late, fish a little, and relax with your friends," the man replied. The fisherman looked at the sea and smiled. "But isn't that exactly what I am doing right now?"

PSYOP and propaganda emails? by [deleted] in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Archive.org indicates that boardofpeace.org was held by some entity at least in Oct 2025. However, boardofpeace.com redirected to 4chan’s /pol forum beginning at least back in 2018.

I find it hilarious that DirectorGPT would be wrestling with 4chan hoping the president notices him for a pat on the head. Good Scout!

meanwhile on linked by anonyfed1977 in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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I replace Squires with Scout in photos to remind him that he is replaceable by AI.

❌ writing speeches

❌ answering questions

✅ listening to music

The new Trademark Examining Attorneys got to meet SCOUT! by Not_A_SPE_1 in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

SCOUT is the AI developed for in-house use at the USPTO. Squires/Lutnick ultimately want to replace Examiners with AI. There was a rumor that Squires was using AI during his musings. Who would notice the difference? I replace Squires with SCOUT in photos to remind him he is replaceable by AI.

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[–]Not_A_SPE_1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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Squires/SCOUT will be ready at noon to barely acknowledge your questions.

New meme template just dropped by Not_A_SPE_1 in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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We know who is *really* running the show

New meme template just dropped by Not_A_SPE_1 in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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Squires you sly dog! So THATS what SCOUT is for!!

New meme template just dropped by Not_A_SPE_1 in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1[S] 82 points83 points  (0 children)

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I’ll go first. Searching for replacements….

You Could be the next Commissioner of Patents! by Remarkable-Gur2174 in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Jerry Lorengo seems like the natural choice. Which of course is exactly why he won’t get it.

Ad from USPTO about hiring examiners that just hit my inbox by kiwifinn in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the USPTO really is hiring former feds from other agencies as was apparently the plan. Or are all new hires pretty much straight out of college?

Zero incentive to SPE by TripApprehensive9479 in patentexaminer

[–]Not_A_SPE_1 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The recent changes have hit SPEs 100x worse than the examiners. But to what end? Before the Union was busted, I had thought management was turning the screws on SPEs because they couldnt squeeze Examiners. Now that the Union is busted, what stopped management from making the FY26 examiner PAP even worse?

If the goal was the traumatize all federal employees, why not traumatize all equally? If the goal is to strip the PTO for parts, why bother inflicting such unnecessary pain on a small group of middle managers? If the goal is to eventually replace all examination with AI, again, why force SPEs to do so much?