Below is a list of office closure dates for the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), European Patent Office (EPO), European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and World Intellectual Property office (WIPO).
Deadlines that fall on an office closure day will automatically be extended to the next working day. If you have an email that relates to an urgent deadline (during any UK public holiday) please forward it to ip@appleyardlees.com and it will be dealt with accordingly. Emails will not be automatically forwarded.
UK IPO closure dates: Upcoming bank holidays in England and Wales 2023
| 07 April | Good Friday |
| 10 April | Easter Monday |
| 01 May | Early May bank holiday |
| 08 May | Bank holiday for the coronation of King Charles III |
| 29 May | Spring bank holiday |
| 28 August | Summer bank holiday |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
Munich / Berlin
| 6 January | Epiphany |
| 7 April | Good Friday |
| 10 April | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Labour Day |
| 18 May | Ascension Day |
| 29 May | Whit Monday |
| 8 June | Corpus Christi |
| 15 August | Assumption Day |
| 3 October | Day of German Unity |
| 1 November | All Saints’ Day |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
| 27-29 December | Bridging Days |
The Hague
| 7 April | Good Friday |
| 10 April | Easter Monday |
| 27 April | King’s Day |
| 5 May | Liberation Day |
| 18 May | Ascension Day |
| 29 May | Whit Monday |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
| 27-29 December | Bridging Days |
Vienna
| 6 January | Epiphany |
| 10 April | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Labour Day |
| 18 May | Ascension Day |
| 29 May | Whit Monday |
| 8 June | Corpus Christi |
| 15 August | Assumption Day |
| 26 October | National Holiday |
| 1 November | All Saints’ Day |
| 8 December | Immaculate Conception |
| 25 December | Christmas Day |
| 26 December | Boxing Day |
| 27-29 December | Bridging Days |
| 06 April |
| 07 April |
| 10 April |
| 20 April |
| 01 May |
| 09 May |
| 29 May |
| 23 June |
| 12 October |
| 01 November |
| 06 December |
| 15 December |
| 29 December |
| 07 April | Good Friday |
| 10 April | Easter Monday |
| 18 May | Ascension |
| 29 May | Whitsun |
| 25 December | Christmas |
| 29 December | New Year’s Eve |
