Until Further Notice

Life at the Patent Office will, until further notice, not actually be at the Patent Office. Last week, people were encouraged to telework, and the buildings were less crowded than usual; starting Monday, people will be required to telework, and the buildings will be essentially empty.

Some people have been teleworking for years, and are properly set up for it; I have now brought home my laptop, and will try to connect it to my router, and otherwise get set up. It will be inconvenient not to able to print prior art patents, and other relevant documents, and to do without personal interaction, but I will try t9 do my job despite this.