06/02/2020
As a member China IP Lawyers and reporting on China State Media heads up on IP governmental deadlines due to Virus issues...deadlines.... why? CNY hashtag Breaking News still “on the ground” in studio.... reporting from Beijing. Update! China extends Spring Festival holiday to contain coronavirus outbreak. China announced on Jan 27 that the Lunar New Year holiday will be extended to Feb 2 as a measure to contain the coronavirus outbreak. The General Office of the State Council took swift measure is taken to effectively reduce mass gatherings, block the spread of the epidemic, and to better safeguard the safety and health of the Chinese people. The CNY holiday started on Jan 24 and was originally to end on Jan 30. Universities, primary schools, middle schools, and kindergartens across China will postpone the opening of the spring semester until further notice. Employees unable to take leave due to epidemic prevention and control can take deferred holidays in accordance with the labor Law. The wages of those employees and remuneration for the untaken leave should be paid in accordance with relevant policies. hashtag hashtag How this affects CTMO Office actions, SIPO admin actions will report