(56)                    Partial Payment of Patent Fees
                       During Period of October 10, 1998
                           through October 20, 1998
                      pursuant to Continuing Resolutions

Further continuing resolutions have been signed by the President
maintaining patent fees for the period from October 10, 1998 through
October 20, 1998 at the amounts charged by the PTO on September 30,
1998. See H.J. Res. 133, 134, 135, 136 and 137. These continuing
resolutions provided the Commissioner with the special authority to
recognize a partial payment of a fee.

In view of these continuing resolutions, the PTO's temporary policy on
partial payments, which was published in the October 27, 1998 Official
Gazette, has been extended to the time period (October 10, 1998 through
October 20, 1998) covered by H.J. Res. 133, 134, 135, 136 and 137. See
"Partial Payment of Patent Fees During Period of October 1, 1998 through
no later than October 9, 1998 pursuant to Continuing Resolution," 1215
Off Gaz. Pat. Office 117 (October 27, 1998).

The special authority of the Commissioner to recognize a partial payment
of a fee has not been extended beyond October 20, 1998.

Questions or comments concerning this notice should be forwarded to John
F. Gonzales, Senior Legal Advisor, by facsimile at (703) 308-6916, by
telephone at (703) 305-9285, or by e-mail at john.gonzales@uspto.gov.

November 6, 1998                                            BRUCE A. LEHMAN
                                        Assistant Secretary of Commerce and
                                     Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks

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