EUIPO Executive Director Christian Archambeau has today (29 April) published a new Decision concerning the extension of time limits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new Decision (No EX-20-4) states:

Article 1

Purpose and scope

(1)         In accordance with Article 101(4) EUTMR and Article 58(4) CDIR, all time limits expiring between 1 May 2020 and 17 May 2020 inclusive that affect all parties in proceedings before the Office are extended until 18 May 2020.

(2)         In the event parties to proceedings before the Office choose to discharge their procedural obligations before the expiry of the extended time limit, by submitting observations, documents or performing any other procedural act, the relevant time limit will be considered exhausted and the proceedings will continue without awaiting its expiration pursuant to Article 1.

Article 2

Entry into force

The Decision will enter into force on the day following its adoption and will be published in the Official Journal of the Office.

The Office previously published Decision No EX-20-3 of the Executive Director on 16 March 2020. This extended time limits expiring between 9 March and 30 April until 1 May.