Article 40

EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

Information from the EPO

Notice from the European Patent Office dated 10 June 2025 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2026

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 2026, 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 2026 are listed below.

3. For PCT proceedings, the list below applies mutatis mutandis for the purposes of Rule 80.5 PCT.