T.M.E.P. § 305.04
Interruptions in U.S. Postal Service

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305.04 Interruptions in U.S. Postal Service

Under 35 U.S.C. §21(a) and 37 C.F.R. 2.195(e), if there is an interruption or emergency in the United States Postal Service, the Director may consider correspondence to have been filed in the Office on a particular date if the correspondence is: (1) filed promptly after the ending of the designated interruption or emergency; and (2) accompanied by a statement indicating that such correspondence would have been filed on that particular date if it were not for the designated interruption or emergency in the United States Postal Service.