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

* 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.)