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The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: Leonard ()
Date: April 08, 2011 08:03AM

Fyi, "Because of sufficient funding not linked to the current fiscal year, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will remain open for business and will continue to operate as usual through the close of business on Monday, April 18, 2011 even in the event of a government shutdown. The USPTO has enough reserves to operate for 6 business days even in the event of a government shutdown, and should a shutdown occur and continue longer than 6 days the USPTO anticipates that limited staff would still be able to continue to work to accept new electronic applications and maintain IT infrastructure, among other functions. Thus, USPTO employees are not in any immediate risk of a furlough due to the ongoing fiscal year 2011 budget battle being waged between Speaker of the House John Boehner, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and President Barack Obama."

http://ipwatchdog.com/2011/04/07/uspto-to-remain-open-even-if-government-shuts-down/id=16306/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Ipwatchdog+%28IPWatchdog.com%29
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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: April 08, 2011 05:45PM

LOL is that second-to-last pic a self-powered ass-kicking machine?

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: FFXUpostingPatentAttorney ()
Date: April 08, 2011 05:52PM

Yes. And the one above that is a urinal support for a bar restroom, when you're too wasted to stand up.

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: April 08, 2011 05:57PM

Well, I was always told that was the reason toilets and urinals are always next to a wall...I think a pad is a good idea. In fact, throw in a headbutt flush switch and sell it on late-night TV for 19.99!

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: tomahawk ()
Date: April 08, 2011 06:08PM


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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: MrMystery ()
Date: April 08, 2011 06:43PM

Obviously, the Patent Office is of utmost importance!

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: -SBS-_ ()
Date: April 08, 2011 07:17PM

MrMystery Wrote:
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> Obviously, the Patent Office is of utmost
> importance!


It's a simpole matter of the Patent Office generating their own income. Very similar to the gov't office I work in that is completely self-supporting. No furlough for me. Yay!

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: -SBS-_ ()
Date: April 08, 2011 07:18PM

simple that is.

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: MrMystery ()
Date: April 08, 2011 07:47PM

-SBS-_ Wrote:
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> MrMystery Wrote:
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> > Obviously, the Patent Office is of utmost
> > importance!
>
>
> It's a simpole matter of the Patent Office
> generating their own income. Very similar to the
> gov't office I work in that is completely
> self-supporting. No furlough for me. Yay!

Interesting.

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: MrMystery ()
Date: April 08, 2011 11:07PM

I heard they are going to end up paying the soldiers after all.

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: April 08, 2011 11:37PM

Were you ever in the military inkamystery? They take foreign citizens, you know.

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Re: The Patent Office will remain open during a government "shutdown"
Posted by: Pinhead the Cenobite ()
Date: April 08, 2011 11:38PM

Shutdown apparently averted...

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