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USPTO News: Patent Office Closed on January 19th & 20th

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

By Christopher P. Singer -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced in a Notice posted on its website today that January 19th (Martin Luther King Day) and January 20th (Inauguration Day) are considered Federal holidays within the District of Columbia, under 35 U.S.C. § 21(b). Consequently, any action or fee due on either day will be considered timely if the action is taken or the fee is paid on Wednesday, January 21, 2009, which is the next business day. The Office's Notice also states that any correspondence (e.g., papers or fees) deposited with the Express Mail Service of the...

Full post as published by Patent Docs on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).