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Extensions apply only to due dates between March 27 and April 30

The extension is for 30 days from the original due date

Requests for an extension under this provision must include a statement that a practitioner, applicant, patent owner or “other person associated with the filing or fee” in question was “personally affected” by the COVID outbreak.    This can , among other things, include office closures, cash flow interruptions, and inaccessibility of files

Extensions are NOT available if the applicant/patent owner is a large entity and the matter in question relates to:

1)      pre-examination processing, such as notices of omitted parts, notice to file corrected application papers, notice to comply with sequence listing requirements and notices to file missing parts) or

2)      a maintenance fee.

Please let me know if you have other questions.