Tuesday, July 4, 2023 will be a federal holiday in the District of Columbia. This means that the USPTO will be closed that day.
This means that any response that would normally be due on Tuesday, July 4 will be timely if made by Wednesday, July 5.
Note the important comment below from alert reader Dan Ferris:
It’s important to note that the “next business day” rule does not apply to the copendency requirement for filing divisional/continuation applications. Any such applications with parent applications issuing on July 4, 2023 should be filed no later than July 4, 2023.
It’s important to note that the “next business day” rule does not apply to the co-pendency requirement for filing divisional/continuation applications. Any such applications with parent applications issuing on 7/4/23 should be filed no later than 7/4/23.
This is a very good point. Thank you for commenting.