CNIPA 2025 Closure Dates

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China’s State Council has recently released the official holiday schedule for 2025. China is adding 2 extra days to the 2025 holidays: 1 day for Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) and 1 day for the May Day holiday. However, China will continue to have weekend “make-up” days.  Patent deadlines are extended to the next working day, not including weekend make-up days while trademark deadlines are extended to the next workday even if it is a weekend make-up day. The schedule follows.

2025 Holiday Closure Days Make-Up Days
Western New Year January 1 N/A
Spring Festival January 28 – February 4

January 26 and February 8

Tomb Sweeping Day  April 4 – 6 N/A
Labor Day May 1 – 5 April 27
Dragon Boat Festival May 31 – June 2 N/A
Mid-Autumn Festival & National Day October 1 – 8 September 28 & October 11

Author: Aaron Wininger

Aaron Wininger is a Principal and Director of the China Intellectual Property at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner.

Author: Aaron Wininger

Aaron Wininger is a Principal and Director of the China Intellectual Property at Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner.