2012 Federal Holidays（米国特許商標庁の休みについて）
下記のリンクによると１月２日は、１月１日の振り替えにより連邦休日となっています。USPTOも休みとなります。
http://www.opm.gov/operating_status_schedules/fedhol/2012.asp
http://www.opm.gov/operating_status_schedules/fedhol/2012.asp
| Monday, January 2* | New Year's Day |
| Monday, January 16 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Monday, February 20** | Washington's Birthday |
| Monday, May 28 | Memorial Day |
| Wednesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 3 | Labor Day |
| Monday, October 8 | Columbus Day |
| Monday, November 12*** | Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 22 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Tuesday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
* January 1, 2012 (the legal public holiday for New Year's Day), falls on a Sunday. For most Federal employees, Monday, January 2, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See section 3(a) of Executive order 11582, February 11, 1971.)