Eid Al Adha holidays 2015

News from good friends Kadasa & Partners that the public sector will be closed in Saudi Arabia from Friday 18 September 2015 to Monday 28 September 2015, returning to work on Tuesday 29 September 2015. These closures will affect the Saudi Trade Mark and Patent offices as well as the GCC Patent Office.

The UAE government has announced the Eid holidays will be 23/24/25 September 2015 for the private sector and 23/24/25/26 September 2015 for the public sector. 

News from good friends Abdelhadi in Egypt that their firm and the government will be closed from Tuesday 22 September to Saturday 26 September 2015 and all deadlines falling with that period will be deferred to next working day, Sunday 27 September 2015.

News from good friends Deris in Turkey that their office will be closed on Wednesday 23, Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September for the holiday. They do not specifically state that the government will be closed on those dates.

Eid Mubarak!

Eid Al Adha 2014 holidays

News from good friends Kadasa & Partners that the public sector will be closed in Saudi Arabia from Sunday 28 September 2014 to Thursday 9 October 2014. With the weekend now falling on Friday and Saturday this results in the last working day being Thursday 25 September until Sunday 12 October 2014. These closures will affect the Saudi Trade Mark and Patent offices as well as the GCC Patent Office.

The UAE government has announced (here) that all government departments will be closed on Sunday 5th and Monday 6th October for the Edi Al Adha. The Trade Mark and Patent Offices will re open on Tuesday 7th October 2014.

News from good friends Abdelhadi IP that the Egyptian Patent & Trademark Offices and the Courts will be closed until Monday 6th October, reopening, along with their offices, on Tuesday 7th October 2014. 

News from good friends SMAS that the Yemeni Trade Mark and Patent offices will be closed from Friday 3 October to Saturday 11 October, reopening in Sunday 12 October.

News from good friends SMAS that the Iraqi Trade Mark and Patent offices will be closed from Friday 3 October to Saturday 11 October, reopening in Sunday 12 October.

Eid Mubarak!

Eid Al Adha 2013 holidays

With thanks to good friends SMAS, who sent this out today, here is a table of government holidays across the region:

Bahrain - Monday 14 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013Egypt - Monday 14 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Iraq - Tuesday 15 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Jordan - Monday 14 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Kuwait - Friday 11 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Lebanon - Tuesday 15 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Libya - Monday 14 October 2013 to Sunday 20 October 2013
Morocco - Wednesday 16 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Oman - Monday 14 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Palestine - Sunday 13 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Qatar - Sunday 13 October 2013 to Sunday 20 October 2013
Saudi Arabia - Thursday 10 October 2013 to Sunday 20 October 2013
Sudan - Saturday 12 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Syria - Sunday 13 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Tunisia - Tuesday 15 October 2013 to Wednesday 16 October 2013
U.A.E - Saturday 12 October 2013 to Saturday 19 October 2013
Yemen - Sunday 13 October 2013 to Sunday 20 October 2013