Excluded Day on 13 November 2026 Due to Global Microsoft Outage with Outlook

In response to the global Microsoft outage with Outlook which may affect email correspondence and customers’ ability to respond to deadlines, IPOS has issued a Registries Practice Direction No. 1 of 2026 (opens in new tab) to declare 13 November 2026 as an excluded day for any business under the Patents Act 1994 and Rules, the Trade Marks Act 1998 and Rules, the Registered Designs Act 2000 and Rules, the Plant Varieties Protection Act 2004 and Rules, and the Geographical Indications Act 2014 and Rules 2019 where the time for doing the business expires on that date and where the business was not done by that date.

Please refer to the Practice Direction for more information.