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Notes: Under 37 C.F.R. Section 2.195(a)(2), a Section 8 or 9 affidavit or declaration filed through TEAS is considered to have been filed on the date the USPTO receives the transmission, regardless of whether that date is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday within the District of Columbia.
Section 8 affidavits or declarations filed on paper are considered timely if they are mailed or transmitted by the due date with a certificate of mailing or facsimile transmission under 37 C.F.R. Section 2.197. See TMEP Sections 305.02 and 306.05 for certificate of mailing and certificate of facsimile transmission procedures to avoid lateness. If the latest date for filing a Section 8 or 9 falls on a a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday within the District of Columbia, a Section 8 or 9 filed on paper will be accepted as timely if it is recieved in the Office on the next business day.
Whether a 20 year registration being renewed received a 20 year term or a 10 year term after the passage of TLTIA depended on when the renewal was granted, not on the registration date as with most Registrations. All registrations issued or renewed on or after November 16, 1989 are issued or renewed for a ten-year period. So, a renewal submitted before November 16, 1989, but not granted until after that date, would result in a 10 year renewal period, not a 20 year period.
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