Exceptional Non-working Days
Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines has notified the International Bureau (IB) that it was not open to the public for the transaction of official business from 23 to 25 October 2024 (inclusive), due to inclement weather conditions.
This information updates the list of closed dates, as furnished to the IB by the Office, which is available at:
https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/ClosedDates.xhtml
It is recalled that, pursuant to PCT Rule 80.5, if the expiration of any period during which any document or fee in connection with an international application was required to reach an Office fell on a day on which the Office is not open to the public for the purposes of the transaction of official business, that period is extended so as to expire on the next subsequent business day.