Top of Notices (53) December 28, 2010 | US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE | Print This Notice 1361 CNOG 82 |
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(53) United States Postal Service Interruption and Emergency in the State of California A service interruption in United States Postal Service (USPS) in the state of California occurred on June 29, 1999, due to the action the UNABOM Bomber. The USPS will maintain heightened security procedures for mail originating in the State of California. These procedures will be in effect until further notice and are as follows: Mail destined for California is not affected by these procedures. For Express Mail, Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, international air mail and military mail items weighing less than 12 ounces, normal collection, distribution, and transportation will remain in effect. Mail weighing 12 ounces or more which has been placed into California collection boxes will be returned to the sender. Postal Service window clerks will not accept Express Mail, Priority Mail, First-Class Mail, international air mail or military mail weighing 12 ounces or more. Postal Service marketing and sales managers will work with known shippers to accept mail pieces weighing 12 ounces or more, but this mail will not be transported on scheduled passenger airlines. Parcel post and international surface mail originating California are not affected by these procedures. The Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is designating the interruption in the service of the USPS in the state of California caused by the UNABOM bomber as a postal service interruption and an emergency within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. 21(a). Any request to accept a paper or fee delayed by this emergency should be directed to Jeffrey V. Nase, Patent Legal Administrator, (703) 305-9285, PK1-520, for patent-related matters, and to Lynne G. Boresford, Trademark Legal Administrator, (703) 308-8900, 10B10 ST, for trademark-related matters. June 30, 1995 L. J. GOFFNEY for BRUCE A. LEHMAN Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks [1176 OG 74]