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Lee and Li Newsletter：Dragon Boat Festival Holidays in Taiwan, Mainland China and Hong Kong
We are writing to inform you of the Dragon Boat Festival Holidays in Taiwan, Mainland China and Hong Kong as follows:
I. Dragon Boat Festival Holidays in Taiwan
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) will be closed from 25 June 2020 to 28 June 2020 for Dragon Boat Festival Holidays. But, the TIPO will be open on 20 June 2020 (Saturday).
According to Article 48(4) of the Law Governing Administrative Procedures, for a case with an outstanding deadline falling on an official holiday, such a deadline can be extended to the first working day after the official holiday. Given the above, for any of your Taiwanese patent cases or trademark cases with an outstanding deadline falling in the period from 25 June 2020 to 28 June 2020, such a deadline can be extended to 29 June 2020. However, if the deadline of a Taiwanese patent case or a trademark case falls on 20 June 2020 (Saturday), such deadline cannot be extended and the applicant must take the necessary action on or before 20 June 2020.
II. Dragon Boat Festival Holidays in China
The China National Intellectual Property Administration ("CNIPA") will be closed from 25 June 2020 to 27 June 2020 for Dragon Boat Festival Holidays. But, the CNIPA will be open on 28 June 2020 (Sunday).
According to Patent Examination Guidelines, for a patent case with an outstanding deadline falling on an official holiday or a weekend working day, the deadline can be extended to the first working day subsequent to the official holiday or working weekend. Given the above, for a China patent case with an outstanding deadline falling in the period from 25 June 2020 to 28 June 2020, the said deadline can be extended to 29 June 2020.
According to Implementing Regulations of the China Trademark Law, for a trademark case with an outstanding deadline falling on an official holiday, the deadline can be extended to the first work day subsequent to the official holiday. Given the above, for a China trademark case with an outstanding deadline falling in the time period from 25 June 2020 to 27 June 2020, the said deadline can be extended to 28 June 2020. However, for a China trademark case with a deadline falling on 28 June 2020 (Sunday), such deadline cannot be extended and the applicant must take the necessary action on or before 28 June 2020 (Sunday).
III. Dragon Boat Festival Holiday in Hong Kong
Please be advised that the Intellectual Property Department of Hong Kong will be closed on 25 June 2020 for Dragon Boat Festival Holiday. For any of your Hong Kong patent cases or trademark cases with an outstanding deadline falling on 25 June 2020, the deadline can be extended to the first working day subsequent to the official holiday.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.