Season’s Greetings 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, we send our warmest wishes from everyone at Venner Shipley, including the partners and the rest of the incredible team who joined us from AA Thornton, for a safe, happy and healthy holiday to you, your friends and your family, across Europe and around the world.

Wishing you a peaceful and joyous holiday season and a fulfilling year ahead!

Season’s greetings and a Happy New Year!

As in previous years, we have made a charitable donation to The Trussell Trust to help provide food to those in need over the holidays, in lieu of Christmas cards.

Office opening times

Please note that over the 2024/2025 Christmas and New Year holiday period, our offices will be closed on the following public holidays:

• Wednesday 25 December: Christmas Day: VS offices closed
• Thursday 26 December: Boxing Day: VS offices closed
• Wednesday 1 January: New Year’s Day: VS offices closed

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

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

European IP offices are closed over the holiday as follows:

• EPO: closed from 24 December 2024 to 1 January 2025, reopening Thursday 2 January 2025
• EUIPO: closed from 23 December 2024 to 2 January 2025, reopening Friday 3 January 2025
• WIPO: closed 25 December 2024, 31 December 2024 & 1 January 2025
• UKIPO: closed 25 – 26 December 2024 & 1 January 2025
• DPMA: closed from 24 December 2024 to 1 January 2025, reopening Thursday 2 January 2025.