IP Office | Operative Status | Exceptional Measures | Official Communication |
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On Site | Online | Extension of Terms |
Other Measures |
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GERMANY | Limited | Available | No oral hearings if not scheduled yet |
Click here | |
EUIPO | Limited | Available | Click here | ||
EPO | Limited | Available | Oral proceedings in examination and opposition proceedings via video conference for all oral proceedings until 15 Sep 2021 |
Click here | |
WIPO | Limited | Available | All communication by postal mail suspended; documents are only transmitted via e-mail |
Click here | |
ARGENTINA | Open | Available | Terms restarted on 14 Dec 2020 |
Correspondence only electronically |
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ARIPO | Closed | Available | Term extensions may be available upon request |
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AUSTRALIA | Limited | Available | Extension of term upon request | Click here | |
AUSTRIA | Open | Available | Terms restarted 1 May 2020 |
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Click here |
BENELUX (BOIP) |
Limited | Available | On site only by appointment |
Click here | |
BRAZIL | Limited | Available | Reduced paper correspondence | Click here | |
CANADA | Open | Available | Suspended terms are resumed on 29 August 2020 |
Click here | |
CHINA | Open | Available | Terms may be extended upon request |
Click here | |
COLOMBIA | Limited | Available | Terms restarted on 16 June 2020 |
Correspondence only electronically |
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FINLAND | Limited | Available | Terms may be extended upon request |
Click here | |
FRANCE | Closed | Available | Click here | ||
INDIA | Open | Available | Terms suspended until further notice |
Reduced paper correspondence |
Click here |
INDONESIA | Limited | Available | Correspondence only electronically |
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ISRAEL | Closed | Available | |||
ITALY | Limited | Available | All meetings are suspended until further notice |
Click here | |
JAPAN | Open | Available | Terms may be extended upon request |
Click here | |
MALAYSIA | Open | Available |
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Click here | |
MEXICO | Open | Available | |||
NEW ZEALAND |
Open | Available |
Terms were |
Click here | |
NORWAY | Limited | Available | Term extensions are granted upon request |
Click here | |
OAPI | Limited | Available | Click here | ||
PERU | Open | Available |
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Click here | |
PHILIPPINES | Limited | Available | Terms extended upon request |
Online hearings | Click here |
PORTUGAL | Limited | Available | |||
RUSSIA | Limited | Available |
Term extensions |
Click here | |
SAUDI ARABIA |
Limited | Available | Correspondence only electronically |
Click here | |
SINGAPORE | Limited | Available | Terms extensions ended on 4 June 2020 |
Click here | |
SOUTH KOREA |
Limited | Available | Term extensions ended on 31 May 2020 |
Oral hearings are postponed upon request |
Click here |
SOUTH AFRICA |
Limited | Available | |||
SPAIN | Limited | Available | Suspended terms were resumed on 1 June 2020 |
Reduced paper correspondence |
Click here |
SWITZER- LAND |
Limited | Available | On site only by appointment |
Click here | |
TAIWAN | Closed | Available | No general term extensions but remedies |
Click here | |
THAILAND | Open | Available | Extensions might be requested |
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UK | Limited | Available | Suspended terms were resumed on 30 July 2020 | Temporary fee changes until March 2021 |
Click here |
USA | Limited | Available | Click here | ||
URUGUAY | Limited | Available | |||
VENEZUELA | Limited | Limited | Terms for all procedures have been resumed | Click here | |
VIETNAM | Open | Available | Click here |
Updated on 17 December 2020, 5:00 pm.
The information contained in this document has been gathered from the IP Offices before which Maiwald is acting as representative, and from information received from our international colleagues. This is a purely indicative summary. We do not warrant its completeness or accuracy.
More information about the current situation can be found on the website of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
If you require more information about these or other IP offices or if you have other IP-related questions regarding the current situation, do not hesitate to contact us at info@maiwald.eu. Our office is fully operative, and our complete team is entirely at your disposal.