OJ EPO 2017, A97 - Notice from the President of the European Patent Office dated 7 November 2017 concerning the days on which EPO filing offices are closed in 2018

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 2018, 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 2018 are listed below.

Days		Munich	The Hague	Berlin
New Year's Day	01.01.2018	■	■	■
Good Friday	30.03.2018	■	■	■
Easter Monday	02.04.2018	■	■	■
National Holiday	27.04.2018		■
Labour Day	01.05.2018	■	■	■
Ascension Day	10.05.2018	■	■	■
Whit Monday	21.05.2018	■	■	■
Day of German Unity	03.10.2018	■		■
All Saints' Day	01.11.2018	■	■	■
Christmas Eve	24.12.2018	■	■	■
Christmas Day	25.12.2018	■	■	■
Boxing Day	26.12.2018	■	■	■
Bridging day	27.12.2018	■	■	■
Bridging day	28.12.2018	■	■	■
New Year's Eve	31.12.2018	■	■	■