COVID-19 update

While our thoughts go out to everyone who is directly affected and the healthcare services working overtime, we have been putting measures in place in order to ensure the health of our colleagues and clients, and remain fully operational during this worldwide crisis.

The situation changes daily and we are monitoring both the guidance of the World Health Organization, the European Patent Office and our local government.

In case meetings with us or oral hearings at the European Patent Office are scheduled in the near future, we will be contacting you soon with details on how to proceed.

If you have questions, please contact us at info@dcp-ip.com.

MEASURE OVERVIEW

Follow the latest COVID-19 measures taken by official institutions. The links below will be regularly updated.

• The European Patent Office (EPO)
  • Overview of all recent updates: link
  • Information on oral proceedings before examination and opposition divisions: link
     
• Boards of Appeal - The European Patent Office (EPO)
  • Information on oral proceedings before the Boards of Appeal: link
     
• Belgian Patent Office (OPRI)
  • Treatment of requests for extension of time limits
    EN / NL / FR
  • Suspension of notifications setting new binding time limits (30/03/2020)
    EN / NL / FR
  • Measures concerning the partial and progressive lifting of containment (13/05/2020)
    EN / NL / FR
  • Measures concerning deadlines and courtesy copies of legal notices (17/11/2020)
    EN / NL / FR
  • Overview of measures, courtesy of the EPO: link
     
• Benelux Office of Intellectual Property (BOIP) 
  • Announcement of Business-As-Usual date (BAU date): 25 May 2020
    EN / NL / FR
     
• European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
   
• Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)