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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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European Patent Office (EPO) issues Brexit statement

31/01/2018 - European Patent Office (EPO) issues Brexit statement

The EPO has made a statement on the effect Brexit will have upon European

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Chinese court finds in Lego's favour in IP decision

31/01/2018 - Chinese court finds in Lego's favour in IP decision

The global success of Danish toy manufacturer Lego has brought with it the

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Indonesia Announced as 100th Member of the Madrid System

02/01/2018 - Indonesia Announced as 100th Member of the Madrid System

With effect from January 02, 2018, Indonesia ascends to become the 100th

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The Russian Federation joins the Hague registered design system

12/12/2017 - The Russian Federation joins the Hague registered design system

On November 30, 2017 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

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Validation of European Patents in Tunisia

20/11/2017 - Validation of European Patents in Tunisia

On December 01, 2017 a new validation agreement between the European

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Thailand announced as 99th member of the Madrid System

01/11/2017 - Thailand announced as 99th member of the Madrid System

With effect from November 07, 2017, Thailand ascends to become the 99th

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AIPLA Annual Meeting

12/10/2017 - AIPLA Annual Meeting

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a national

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IPREG Litigation Certificates

05/10/2017 - IPREG Litigation Certificates

The Intellectual Property Regulation Board ('IPREG') recently

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