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IP Office Operative Status Exceptional Measures Official
Communication 
On Site Online Extension
of Terms 
Other
Measures
GERMANY Limited Available No oral hearings
if not scheduled yet
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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
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WIPO Limited Available All communication by postal mail
suspended; documents are only
transmitted via e-mail
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ARGENTINA  Open Available Terms
restarted on
14 Dec 2020
Correspondence
only electronically
ARIPO Closed Available Term extensions
may be available
upon request
AUSTRALIA Limited Available Extension of term upon request Click here
AUSTRIA Open Available Terms
restarted
1 May 2020

Click here
BENELUX
(BOIP)
Limited Available On site
only by appointment
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BRAZIL  Limited Available Reduced paper correspondence Click here
CANADA Open Available Suspended terms are resumed
on
29 August 2020
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CHINA Open Available Terms may be
extended
upon request
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COLOMBIA Limited Available Terms restarted on
16 June 2020
Correspondence
only electronically
FINLAND Limited Available Terms may be
extended upon
request
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FRANCE Closed Available Click here
INDIA Open Available Terms suspended
until further
notice
Reduced
paper correspondence
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INDONESIA Limited Available Correspondence
only electronically
ISRAEL Closed Available
ITALY Limited Available All meetings are suspended
until further notice
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JAPAN Open Available Terms may be
extended upon
request
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MALAYSIA Open Available

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MEXICO Open Available
NEW
ZEALAND
Open Available

Terms were
extended until
31 July 2020

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NORWAY Limited Available Term extensions
are granted
upon request
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OAPI Limited Available Click here
PERU Open Available

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PHILIPPINES Limited Available Terms extended
upon request
Online hearings Click here
PORTUGAL Limited Available
RUSSIA Limited Available

Term extensions
until 31 December
2020 available
upon request

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SAUDI
ARABIA
Limited Available Correspondence
only electronically
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SINGAPORE Limited Available Terms
extensions
ended on
4 June 2020
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SOUTH
KOREA
Limited Available Term extensions
ended
on 31 May 2020
Oral hearings are postponed
upon request
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SOUTH
AFRICA
Limited Available
SPAIN  Limited Available Suspended terms
were resumed on
1 June 2020
Reduced
paper correspondence
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SWITZER-
LAND
Limited Available On site
only by appointment
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TAIWAN Closed Available No general term
extensions but
remedies
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THAILAND Open Available Extensions
might be requested
UK Limited Available Suspended terms were resumed on 30 July 2020 Temporary fee changes
until March 2021
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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.

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