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Weekly Design Update – Nov 2021 (3 of 3)

JURISDICTION: Jamaica
CHANGE: The Hague Notification No. 145 Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs – Accession by Jamaica

“The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and has the honor to notify the deposit by the Government of Jamaica, on November 10, 2021 of its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, adopted at Geneva on July 2, 1999 (the “Geneva Act”).

The Geneva Act will enter into force, with respect to Jamaica, on February 10, 2022.”

This update will be reflected in the system’s country table on 10 February 2022.

SOURCE: WIPO
IMPLEMENTATION DATE: 10 Feb 2022

JURISDICTION: Ireland
CHANGE: Office Closure Notice

“The Intellectual Property office of Ireland (IPOI) will be closed for the transaction of business on the following dates:

Friday 24th December 2021

Monday 27th December 2021

Tuesday 28th December 2021

Monday 3rd January 2022

Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the Intellectual Property office of Ireland (IPOI) is closed to the public and to personal callers until further notice.  Clients and customers are asked to continue to use our online e-filing and payment services, and to continue to communicate with us by email whenever possible.

While the Office remains unable to facilitate personal callers to its premises until further notice, telephone enquiries are being accepted on 00- 353- 56 7720111 between 9.30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.”

SOURCE: IPOI
IMPLEMENTATION DATE: 24 Dec 2021

JURISDICTION: Denmark
CHANGE: Notification: Communication via digital post to close 26-29 November 2021

“In order to prepare for the transition to MitID and NDGP, communication via digital post between authorities and private individuals as well as companies will close in the period 26-29 November 2021. All users of digital post have been informed of this by the Danish Agency for Digitalisation. The closure also has consequences for digital communication to and from the Danish Patent and Trademark Office.

Post from the Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Post from the Danish Patent and Trademark Office, which you should have received in the period 26 – 29 November 2021, will be delivered when digital post is reopened on 30 November 2021. This means that you will have 1-4 days less to respond to our letters. This is less than normal, but still on average a smaller time loss than if we send by physical post, which takes least 5 days.

Post to the Danish Patent and Trademark Office

You must meet the deadlines stated in the letters which we have sent to you, and which fall on the days of the closure. This means that you must use alternative communication channels during the period where digital post is closed.

If you have questions about digital post in the period 26. -29. November 2021, you are most welcome to contact customer service on +45 43508301 or via email.”

SOURCE: Danish Patent and Trademark Office
IMPLEMENTATION DATE: 26 Nov 2021
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