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US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | Print This Notice 1349 CNOG 78 |
Mail Issues, Office Closures, Postal Emergencies, etc. | Referenced Items (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54) |
(47) Notice Concerning Safety of USPTO Mailings As has been previously announced, non-trademark communications mailed from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) before October 20, 2001, were routed through the U.S. Postal Service's Brentwood Sorting Station in Washington, D.C., where workers are diagnosed as having contracted anthrax. On October 22, 2001, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advised us that it was highly unlikely that mail passing through the Brentwood postal facility was contaminated and poses any threat. It is our understanding that the CDC continues to reevaluate risks associated with transmission of mail. For the most current information on mail safety, please contact the official websites for CDC and the U.S. Postal Service. The Brentwood Station is now closed, and USPTO mailings, both incoming and outgoing, are currently being routed through another station. October 25, 2001 NICHOLAS P. GODICI Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office [1252 OG 71]