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Office Closed Dates December 2025 / January 2026

Published December 2025

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Office Closed Dates December 2025 / January 2026

HGF Office Closed Dates December 2025 / January 2026

 

UK

Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025 CLOSED
Thursday 1 January 2026* CLOSED

* Friday 2 January 2026 – HGF Scottish Offices CLOSED / UKIPO and other HGF UK Offices OPEN 

 

Netherlands

Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025 CLOSED
Thursday 1 January 2026 CLOSED

 

Germany and Austria

Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 December 2025 CLOSED
Wednesday 31 December 2025 and Thursday 1 January 2026 CLOSED

 

Ireland

Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025 CLOSED
Thursday 1 January 2026 CLOSED

 

France

Thursday 25 December 2025 CLOSED
Thursday 1 January 2026 CLOSED

 

Switzerland

Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 December 2025 CLOSED
Wednesday 31 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026 CLOSED

 

 

Intellectual Property Offices Closed Dates December 2025 / January 2026
Benelux Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025

Thursday 1 and Friday 2 January 2026
EPO Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 December 2025

Monday 29 December 2025 to Thursday 1 January 2026
EUIPO Wednesday 24 to Friday 26 December 2025

Monday 29 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026
UKIPO Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025

Thursday 1 January 2026
WIPO Thursday 25 December 2025

Wednesday 31 December 2025 and Thursday 1 January 2026

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