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US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

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Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc.

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(35)		Termination of the United States Postal Service
	       Interruption and Emergency under 35 U.S.C. 21(a)

   The southern California Wildfires, on October 22, 2007, resulted in a
number of United States Postal Service (USPS) post offices throughout
southern California being closed or not accepting mail. The United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice on Friday, October
26, 2007, on its Internet Web site designating this interruption in the
service of the USPS as a postal service interruption and an emergency
within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. § 21(a), 37 CFR 1.10(i) and 2.195(e).  The
USPS has notified the USPTO that this interruption in the service of the
USPS ended on Thursday, October 25, 2007. Therefore, this Notice sets
forth that the USPTO terminated the designation of this interruption in
the service of the USPS as a postal service interruption and an emergency
as of the close of October 25, 2007, within the meaning of 35 U.S.C.
§ 21(a), 37 CFR 1.10(i) and 2.195(e).

   For any patent-related petitions on this matter, note 37 CFR 1.10(i) and
1.181(f).

   For any trademark-related petitions on this matter, note 37 CFR 2.198,
2.146(d) and 2.195(e)(1).

   Patent-related inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to Fred
A. Silverberg, Senior Legal Advisor in the Office of Patent Legal
Administration, at (571) 272-7701 or at PatentPractice@uspto.gov.

   Trademark-related inquiries concerning this notice may be directed to
Mary Hannon, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Trademark Examination
Policy, at (571) 272-9569.

February 15, 2008					       JON W. DUDAS
		  			    Under Secretary of Commerce for
						  Intellectual Property and
		  			      Director of the United States
						Patent and Trademark Office

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