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On Monday, March 31, 2020, the USPTO announced "extensions
to the time allowed to file certain patent and trademark-related
documents and to pay certain required fees [as] an exercise of
temporary authority provided to the USPTO by the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) signed by President
Trump on March 27." Particularly, among other details
available here, the USPTO announced:
Importantly, the USPTO remains open for filing of documents and
fees.
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