Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office
Governments around the world have implemented a wide range of protocols to control the spread of COVID-19 throughout their jurisdictions. The various intellectual property offices have recognised this is an unprecedented situation that may have an impact on the ability of right holders, applicants, opponents and their representatives to meet deadlines associated with their intellectual property rights.
●April 1 Source: www.mondaq.com
The Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office has announced it will be physically closed until 4 April 2020, but its online filing systems will be open as usual. Any priority filing deadlines which fall within the closure must be met through online filing.
World Intellectual Property Organization
●Web.: www.wipo.int
●Tel.: (0041) 22 338 9111
●Fax.: (0041) 22 733 5428
European Patent Office
●Web.: www.epo.org
●Tel.: (0049) 89 2399 4500
European Union Intellectual Property Office
●Web.: euipo.europa.eu
●Tel.: (0034) 965 139 100
Benelux Office for Intellectual Property
●Web.: www.boip.int
●Tel.: (0031) 70 3491 111
●Fax.: (0031) 70 3475 708
●Email: info@boip.int
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization
●Web.: aripo.org
●Tel.: (00263) 4 794065 - 68
●Fax.: (00263) 4 794072 / 3
●Email: mail@aripo.org
Gulf Cooperation Council Patent Office
●Web.: www.gccpo.org
●Tel.: (00966) 11 2551 516
●Email: malqabani@gccsg.org