It will be recalled (see my blog article of December 14, 2017) that most USPTO patent fees will increase, some substantially, on Tuesday, January 16, 2018. This presents an opportunity to save money. If there is some fee that you were considering paying on or after January 16, maybe you should pay it earlier, for example on Monday, January 15.
I know this is off-topic, but are they going to announce Design Day 2018?
See https://blog.oppedahl.com/?p=2839 .
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