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.