Here’s a tiny quirk I love: USPTO treats electronic submissions as filed on the date received in Eastern Time under 37 CFR 1.6(a)(4), so an 11:59 p.m. ET Patent Center upload is timely for that day. What other procedural trivia do you lean on for clean dockets? General information only — specific fact patterns should go to a qualified attorney.
I set a 11:40 p.m. ET Patent Center cutoff; ‘11:59 p.m… ET’ risks outages — ask counsel.
I pair that Patent Center tip with 37 CFR 1.7’s next-business-day: eCFR :: 37 CFR 1.7 -- Times for taking action; Expiration on Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday. — confirm with counsel?