Office Hours

Our regular Office Hours:

Monday: 9.00 to 17.00 
Tuesday: 9.00 to 17.00 
Wednesday: 9.00 to 17.00 
Thursday: 9.00 to 17.00 
Friday: 9.00 to 17.00 

 

Office closures due to Holidays 

Here you will find an overview of the public holidays on which our office is closed. Likewise provided is information concerning the expiry on these days of time-limits before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

* Please note that, on days on which our office is closed due to a public holiday but a time-limit nonetheless expires at the respective intellectual property office, this time-limit does not automatically extend to the next working day. We therefore kindly request that, in respect of time-limits expiring on such days, you provide us with your instructions by 12:00 CET on the preceding working day.

** The time-limit automatically extends to the next working day.

Thank you.

Overview 2025

Date Day of the week Holiday dompatent EPO EUIPO DPMA
Jan 01 Wednesday New Year’s Eve closed *Expiry of time-limit  *Expiry of time-limit  *Expiry of time-limit
Mar 03 Monday Carnival Monday closed *Expiry of time-limit  *Expiry of time-limit  *Expiry of time-limit
Apr 18 Friday Good Friday closed **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
Apr 21 Monday Easter Monday closed **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
May 01  Thursday Labor Day closed **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
May 29  Thursday Ascension Day closed **Extension of time-limit *Expiry of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
Jun 09 Monday Whit Monday closed **Extension of time-limit *Expiry of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
Jun 19 Thursday Corpus Christi closed **Extension of time-limit *Expiry of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
Oct 03 Friday Day of German unity closed **Extension of time-limit *Expiry of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
Dec 24 Wednesday Christmas Eve closed **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
Dec 25 Thursday  First Christmas Holiday closed **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit *Expiry of time-limit
Dec 26 Friday Second Christmas Holiday closed **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit
Dec 31 Wednesday  New Year’s Eve closed **Extension of time-limit **Extension of time-limit *Expiry of time-limit