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Notice No. 4/2023

of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office of 2 October 2023 concerning the opening hours of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office from 24 December 2023 to 1 January 2024

Opening hours of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office for the offices in Munich, Jena and Berlin – Information and Service Centre – from 24 December 2023 to 1 January 2024.

The German Patent and Trade Mark Office will be closed from 24 December 2023 to 1 January 2024.
Cash payments will not be possible during that period. The search rooms will be closed. The enquiry units will not be staffed.
Furthermore, the desk of the Document Receiving Service in the Munich office will be closed from Sunday, 24 December 2023 to Monday, 1 January 2024.

Please note that the Document Receiving Service cannot accept business documents during that period.
As an alternative, to ensure we receive business documents (especially applications) within the applicable time limits, you can hand them in at the reception desk of the Zweibrückenstraße office in Munich and use the night letterboxes of the offices in Jena and Berlin.

The DPMAdirekt services (Pro and Web) for online filing of IP applications as well as the DPMAregister service will be available during the closure period of the office.

The President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
Eva Schewior

2049 E 9 – 4.1.2

Last updated: 2 November 2023