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Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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Death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

The staff at Franks & Co were saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts are with His Majesty King Charles III and the rest of the Royal Family.

The United Kingdom is now officially in a period of mourning until after the Queen’s state funeral which is to be held on Monday 19 September. Normal day-to-day business will continue throughout this period.

The UK government has declared the day of the funeral to be a national Bank Holiday, so the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office will be closed on Monday 19 September.

The United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office’s official guidance on bank holidays is given below:

The office is deemed to be closed on weekends, Good Friday, Christmas Day and all England and Wales bank holidays for all types of business, except for the filing of new applications not claiming priority. If documents are filed for these types of business at times when the office is deemed to be closed, they will receive an official filing date of the next working day.

Any official time period which expires on a weekend or any other day on which the office is closed is extended to the next working day.

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Extension of official deadlines at the EPO

19/03/2020 - Extension of official deadlines at the EPO

The European Patent Office has confirmed that all official deadlines at

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Extension of patent office deadlines due to Coronavirus Covid 19

16/03/2020 - Extension of patent office deadlines due to Coronavirus Covid 19

The European patent office, European Union intellectual property office,

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UK Patent attorneys will participate in the UPC

02/03/2020 - UK Patent attorneys will participate in the UPC

On 27th February, the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) were

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Brexit, the Transition Period and Intellectual Property

07/02/2020 - Brexit, the Transition Period and Intellectual Property

On 31 January 2020 the UK formally left the European Union, but how does

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Franks & Co sign up to the IP Inclusive Charter

27/01/2020 - Franks & Co sign up to the IP Inclusive Charter

Franks & Co are signatories to the IP Charter, which is an initiative by

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Intellectual property office of Ireland

03/01/2020 - Intellectual property office of Ireland

On 2nd December 2019, the Patents Office of the Republic of Ireland

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Registration of Copyright in Saudi Arabia

27/12/2019 - Registration of Copyright in Saudi Arabia

As of December 22, 2019 it is now possible to register Copyright in Saudi

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North West Expo, Manchester Wednesday November 20, 2019

01/11/2019 - North West Expo, Manchester Wednesday November 20, 2019

Franks & Co will be attending & exhibiting at the Great British Expo’s

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