US Federal Trade Commission is Closed for Business

On Friday last week, the IPKat reported here on an announcement from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it is seeking public comment on a proposed investigation of Patent Assertion Entities.  However, the IPKat must now report that this public comment opportunity is on hold until the US government shut down ends.  Visitors to the FTC website will be greeted with the following message:  
Unfortunately, the Federal Trade Commission is closed due to the government shutdown.

In contrast, the IPKat notes that, as reported by Bertrand, the USPTO remains open for the time being, and readers may continue to email the USPTO their opinions on the effect of technology evolution on trademarks, previously reported here.  
US Federal Trade Commission is Closed for Business US Federal Trade Commission is Closed for Business Reviewed by Miri Frankel on Friday, October 04, 2013 Rating: 5

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