PCT Newsletter
Febuary 2026 | No. 02/2026
Excuse of Delay in Meeting Time Limits (PCT Rule 82quater.1)
Notification under PCT Rule 82quater.1(d) (European Patent Office)
In accordance with PCT Rule 82quater.1(d), the European Patent Office has notified the International Bureau that applicants who did not meet a time limit fixed in the PCT Regulations for performing an action before it expiring between 27 January and 26 February 2026 due to the effects of storms in Portugal during that period may request excuse of delay in meeting that time limit under PCT Rule 82quater.1(a) before the Office and the need for evidence is waived.
For further information, please refer to the notice published by the EPO on its website at:
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