(41)              Filing of a Notice of Appeal to the Court of
                 Appeals  for the Federal Circuit in the Patent
                             And Trademark Office

   This notice supersedes a notice entitled Filing of a Notice of Appeal 
to the Federal Circuit and Service of Court Papers on the Commissioner 
of Patents and Trademarks published at 1079 Off. Gaz. Office 72 
(June 30, 1987).
   A notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
may be filed in the Patent and Trademark Office in any one of the
following ways:
   
A. By first-class mail addressed as follows, in which case the notice of
appeal must actually reach the Patent and Trademark Office by the due
date:
        Box 8
        Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
        Washington, D.C. 20231
        Attention: Office of the Solicitor
   
B. By "Express Mail" (U.S. Postal Service only) under 37 CFR    1.10
addressed as follows, in which case the notice of appeal is deemed filed
on the date of the Express Mail certificate:
        Box 8
        Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
        Washington, D.C. 20231
        Attention: Office of the Solicitor
   
C. By hand (on or before the due date) to the Office of the Solicitor.
The Office of the Solicitor is located at:
Crystal Park II
Suite 918
2121 Crystal Drive
Arlington, Va.
   
D. By facsimile transmission to the Office of the Solicitor. The
telephone number for accessing the Office of the Solicitor facsimile
machine is (703) 557-9373. A notice of appeal will be deemed timely
filed on the date the facsimile transmission is received by the Office
of the Solicitor, provided an original notice of appeal is subsequently
received in either of the following ways:
   
   (1) An original, signed copy of the notice of appeal is actually
received in the Office of the Solicitor within five calendar days of the
facsimile transmission; or,
   (2) An original, signed copy of the notice of appeal is mailed by
"Express Mail" (U.S. Postal Service only) under 37 CFR
   1.10 on the day of the facsimile transmission.
   
The facsimile machine for receiving a notice of appeal is located in the
Office of the Solicitor and is staffed during the business hours of 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Due to
possible equipment failure or maintenance requirements, precautions must
be taken when relying on the availability of this service near the end
of the time for filing a notice of appeal.

Mar. 22, 1990                                            FRED E. McKELVEY
                                                                Solicitor

                               [1113 O.G. 27]