---
title: "European Patent Office notice concerning Rule 134(5) EPC after the earthquake in Japan on 28 July 2026; affects patent-response timelines for filings"
sdDatePublished: "2026-09-01T12:34:00Z"
source: "https://www.epo.org/en/legal/official-journal/2026/08"
topics:
  - name: "earthquake"
    identifier: "medtop:20000153"
  - name: "law"
    identifier: "medtop:20000121"
  - name: "international organisation"
    identifier: "medtop:20000644"
locations:
  - "Japan"
  - "Colombia"
---


European Patent Office notice concerning Rule 134(5) EPC after the earthquake in Japan on 28 July 2026; affects patent-response timelines for filings

Official Journal August 2026

2026 8 - August Overview Index 1 - January 2 - February 3 - March 4 - April 5 - May 6 - June 7 - July 8 - August Official Journal August 2026 Online publication date: 31.8.2026 Article Article number View EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE Information from the EPO Notice from the European Patent Office dated 6 August 2026 concerning the application of Rule 134(5) EPC after the earthquake in Japan on 28 July 2026 A38 HTML Notice from the European Patent Office dated 19 August 2026 concerning the application of Rule 134(5) EPC after the earthquake in Colombia on 10 August 2026 A39 HTML Previous