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Notice
of the President of the European Patent Office dated 11 November 2021
concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2022
This text is intended for publication in the
Official Journal (OJ) of the EPO. It is made available in advance on
the EPO website merely as a courtesy to the public. Only the text
subsequently published in the officially certified PDF file of the OJ is
authentic. It cannot be guaranteed that this advance version accurately
replicates that text.
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 2022, 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
2022 are listed below.
3. For PCT proceedings, the list below applies mutatis mutandis for the purposes of Rule 80.5 PCT.
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Days |
Munich |
The Hague |
Berlin |
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Epiphany |
06.01.2022 |
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International Women’s Day |
08.03.2022 |
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Good Friday |
15.04.2022 |
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■ |
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Easter Monday |
18.04.2022 |
■ |
■ |
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King’s Day |
27.04.2022 |
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Liberation Day |
05.05.2022 |
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Ascension Day |
26.05.2022 |
■ |
■ |
■ |
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Whit Monday |
06.06.2022 |
■ |
■ |
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Corpus Christi |
16.06.2022 |
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Assumption Day |
15.08.2022 |
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Day of German Unity |
03.10.2022 |
■ |
■ |
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All Saints’ Day |
01.11.2022 |
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Boxing Day |
26.12.2022 |
■ |
■ |
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Bridging day |
27.12.2022 |
■ |
■ |
■ |
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Bridging day |
28.12.2022 |
■ |
■ |
■ |
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Bridging day |
29.12.2022 |
■ |
■ |
■ |
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Bridging day |
30.12.2022 |
■ |
■ |
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