[E-trademarks] Shutdown

[Rachael Dickson]

The trademark office generally does not close during a government shutdown,
as they have a fair amount of money kept in reserve.

I was an examining attorney during the government shutdowns in 2018 and
2018-2019. The 2018-2019 shutdown, starting in December 2018, was the
longest shutdown ever, at 35 days. A couple weeks into that one, the USPTO
released a statement saying the trademark office could run through April.
So at least back then, they had enough funds to run for about 4 months
during a government shutdown.

I don't know how much they have in reserve now, but I suspect it's still
unlikely that they would close during any upcoming shutdown.

On Mon, Sep 29, 2025, 4:33 PM Janet Satterthwaite via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Hi all
> I was speaking with an Examiner today who told me they have not been
> informed whether they will be closed if there is a shut down. Can we share
> intel on this? Thx
> Janet
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Rachael Dickson
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