European Patent Office

Article 69

Citation: OJ EPO 2015, A69

Online publication date: 31.8.2015

EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Information from the EPO

Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 27 July 2015 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2016

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 2016, 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 2016 are listed below.

 

Days

 

Munich

The Hague

Berlin

New Year's Day

01.01.2016

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Epiphany

06.01.2016

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Good Friday

25.03.2016

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Easter Monday

28.03.2016

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National Holiday

27.04.2016

 

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Ascension Day

05.05.2016

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Whit Monday

16.05.2016

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Corpus Christi

26.05.2016

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Assumption Day

15.08.2016

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Day of German Unity

03.10.2016

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All Saints' Day

01.11.2016

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Boxing Day

26.12.2016

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Bridging day

27.12.2016

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Bridging day

28.12.2016

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Bridging day

29.12.2016

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Bridging day

30.12.2016

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