Office opening times: Christmas and New Year 2025-2026

Please note that over the 2025/2026 Christmas and New Year holiday period, our offices will be closed on the following public holidays:

• Thursday 25 December 2025 – Christmas Day: Venner Shipley offices closed
• Friday 26 December 2025 – Boxing Day: Venner Shipley offices closed
• Thursday 1 January 2026 – New Year’s Day: Venner Shipley offices closed

At all other times, our offices remain open as usual.

For any urgent queries over this period, please email mail@vennershipley.co.uk.

For information, the European IP offices are closed as follows:

• EPO: closed from 24 December 2025 to 1 January 2026, reopening Friday 2 January 2026
• EUIPO: closed from 24 December 2025 to 2 January 2026, reopening Monday 5 January 2026
• WIPO: closed 25 December 2025, 31 December 2025 & 1 January 2026
• UKIPO: closed 25-26 December 2025 & 1 January 2026
• DPMA: closed 25-26 December 2025 & 1 January 2026