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US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

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Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc.

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(44)	  Termination of the Suspension of the "Express Mail" Service
	    of United States Postal Service for mail addressed to
			ZIP Codes 202xx	through 205xx

On Friday, November 16, 2001, the United States Postal Service
(USPS) temporarily suspended Express Mail service to Washington, D.C.,
ZIP Codes 202xx through 205xx (e.g., 20231). On Tuesday, November 20,
2001, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) posted a
notice on its Internet Web site
(http://www.uspto.gov/september11/uspsmaildisrup.htm) establishing an
Arlington, VA 22202 address for use on an emergency basis for
patent-related correspondence being delivered to the USPTO by the
USPS's Express Mail service.

On Thursday, November 29, 2001, the USPS indicated that this
suspension of Express Mail service has been terminated. Since the USPS
has terminated this suspension of Express Mail service, patent-related
correspondence being delivered to the USPTO by the USPS (either by
first class or Express Mail service) should now be addressed as set
forth in 37 CFR 1.1(a)(1); that is, patent-related correspondence
should now be addressed:

	Assistant Commissioner for Patents
	Washington, DC 20231.

While the USPTO prefers that patent-related correspondence be
addressed as set forth in 37 CFR 1.1(a)(1) (i.e., to the
above Washington, DC 20231 address), the USPTO will continue to accept
patent-related correspondence at the Arlington, VA 22202 address
indicated in the notice published on November 20, 2001 on the USPTO's
Internet Web site and treat such correspondence as if it were addressed
as set forth in 37 CFR 1.1 for purposes of 37 CFR 1.8 and 1.10 until
further notice.

Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Cynthia
Nessler, Legal Advisor, Office of Patent Legal Administration at (703)
308-6906.

December 5, 2001					 NICHOLAS P. GODICI
					   	  Acting Under Secretary of
 				     Commerce for Intellectual Property and
				       Acting Director of the United States
					        Patent and Trademark Office

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