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title: Suspension or extension of time limits - UPDATE
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# Suspension or extension of time limits - UPDATE

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**17 April 2020 ** ** Jacobacci & Partners

All time limits before the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (Ufficio Italiano Brevetti e Marchi -UIBM) has officially been suspended from 23 February 2020 to 15 **May** 2020, while the European Union Office for Intellectual Property (EUIPO) has extended until 1 May 2020 all time limits expiring between 9 March and 30 April 2020, without distinction.

The European Patent Office (EPO) also published a Notice extending the terms. Periods expiring on or after 15 March 2020 will be extended to **4 May 2020**. Please feel free to [contact us](https://www.jacobacci.com/en/contacts) for further clarifications.

 

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