[E-trademarks] Due Date for Nov. 30 Office Action?

Terry Carroll carroll at tjc.com
Mon Dec 2 17:54:07 UTC 2024


On Mon, 2 Dec 2024, Dineen Wasylik via E-trademarks wrote:

> My brain just isn't working today.  Three months from Nov. 30 is Feb 30,
> which doesn't exist.  Does the deadline therefore roll to March 1?  I am
> reading Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(a)(1) and it does not make a
> provision for "if the last day doesn't exist."  It says "if the last day is
> a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period continues to run until the
> end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday."  
> Or, does it go from last day of the month to last day of the month and
> therefore to Feb 28th?

Note 6(a)(1)(A) says to "exclude the day of the event that triggers the 
period", so start counting from December 1.

-- 
Terry Carroll
carroll at tjc.com


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