Information On The Current Status Of The Patent And Trademark Offices

IP Office	Operative Status		Exceptional Measures		Official Communication
IP Office	On Site	Online	Extension of Terms	Other Measures	Official Communication
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 Sept 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 will restart 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	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
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
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			Click here
MEXICO	Open	Available
NEW ZEALAND	Open	Available	Terms were extended until 31 July 2020		Click here
NORWAY	Limited	Available	Term extensions are granted upon request		Click here
OAPI	Limited	Available			Click here
PERU	Open	Available			Click here
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		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
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.

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Information on the Current Status of the Patent and Trademark Offices