Time limits in the EPC have two conceptual elements: firstly, a period of time determined in years, months or days, and secondly, a relevant date, which serves as the starting date of the time limit, and from which the period of time is counted (J 18/04, OJ 2006, 560). The term "deadline" is broader than the terms "time limit" and "period" as it encompasses any last date for validly performing an action and says nothing about the nature of the underlying time restriction (J 10/12).
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Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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XCLR III D 1.3 Extension of time limits ipso jure on account of public holidays or dislocation in delivery of mail (Rule 134 EPC)
XCLR III D 1.4 Statutory periods of grace, additional period for payment of renewal fees and the fiction of observance of a time limit for fee payments