INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Notices of the President of the EPO
Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 30 September 2008 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2009
1. Under Rule 134(1) EPC, time limits expiring on a day on which at least one EPO filing office is not open for receipt of documents (closing days) are extended until the first day thereafter on which all the filing offices are open for receipt of documents and on which ordinary mail is delivered.
2. In 2009, as hitherto, the EPO's filing offices in Munich, The Hague and Berlin will be closed for the receipt of documents on every Saturday and Sunday. The other closing days in 2009 are listed below.
Days |
| München | The Hague | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neujahr - New Year's Day - Nouvel An |
01.01.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Brückentag - Bridging Day - Pont |
02.01.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Heilige Drei Könige - Epiphany - Epiphanie |
06.01.2009 |
x |
|
|
Karfreitag - Good Friday - Vendredi Saint |
10.04.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Ostermontag - Easter Monday - Lundi de Pâques |
13.04.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Nationalfeiertag - National Holiday - Fête nationale |
30.04.2009 |
|
x |
|
Maifeiertag - May Day - Fête du Travail |
01.05.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Tag der Befreiung - Liberation Day - Journée de la Libération |
05.05.2009 |
|
x |
|
Christi Himmelfahrt - Ascension Day - Ascension |
21.05.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Brückentag - Bridging Day - Pont |
22.05.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Pfingstmontag - Whit Monday - Lundi de Pentecôte |
01.06.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Fronleichnam - Corpus Christi - Fête-Dieu |
11.06.2009 |
x |
|
|
Heiliger Abend - Christmas Eve - Vieille de Noël |
24.12.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
1. Weihnachtstag - Christmas Day - Noël |
25.12.2009 |
x |
x |
x |
Silvester - New Year's Eve - Saint-Sylvestre |
31.12.2009 |
x |
x |
x |