There is seemingly no aspect of our lives untouched by the coronavirus outbreak and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is no exception. While the examination of trademark and patent applications seems to be proceeding relatively normally (for example I have made and received phone calls from patent examiners this past week to advance prosecution of patent applications and the electronic filing process is proceeding as normal), the USPTO has issued an official notice regarding relief for UPSTO customers affected by COVID-19. The USPTO considers the effects of coronavirus to be an “extraordinary situation” for affected patent and trademark applicants, patentees, reexamination parties, and trademark owners. Therefore, the USPTO is waiving petition fees in certain situations for customers impacted by the coronavirus.