European Patent Office

Article 97

Citation: OJ EPO 2017, A97

Online publication date: 30.11.2017

EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE
Information from the EPO

Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 November 2017 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2018

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 2018, 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 2018 are listed below.

 

 

Days

 

Munich

The Hague

Berlin

New Year's Day

01.01.2018

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Good Friday

30.03.2018

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Easter Monday

02.04.2018

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National Holiday

27.04.2018

 

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Labour Day

01.05.2018

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Ascension Day

10.05.2018

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Whit Monday

21.05.2018

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Day of German Unity

03.10.2018

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All Saints' Day

01.11.2018

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Christmas Eve

24.12.2018

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Christmas Day

25.12.2018

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Boxing Day

26.12.2018

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Bridging day

27.12.2018

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Bridging day

28.12.2018

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New Year's Eve

31.12.2018

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