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COVID-19: IPO interrupted days extended until 22 June 2020

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) declared 24 March 2020 and subsequent days, interrupted days.

An ‘interrupted day’ is a day in which the normal course of business at the IPO is not possible. The IPO will review again on 22 June 2020.

This means that most deadlines for:

  • patents
  • supplementary protection certificates
  • trade marks
  • designs

And applications for these rights, which fall on an interrupted day will be extended.

To help rights holders, businesses and IP professionals plan ahead, the IPO will provide a minimum of 2 weeks’ notice before ending the interrupted days period.

For further information please visit the GOV.UK website.


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