In 2019, Japan Patent Office will be closed on the following schedule. All deadlines falling on this period will be automatically extended to the following business day.
| Date | Day | Holiday | JPO Closure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Jan | Tue | New Year's Day | ● |
| 2-Jan | Wed | - | ● |
| 3-Jan | Thu | - | ● |
| 14-Jan | Mon | Coming of Age Day | ● |
| 11-Feb | Mon | National Foundation Day | ● |
| 21-Mar | Thu | Vernal Equinox Day | ● |
| 29-Apr | Mon | Shōwa Day | ● |
| 30-Apr | Tue | Bridge Holiday | ● |
| 1-May | Wed | Emperor's Coronation Day | ● |
| 2-May | Thu | Bridge Holiday | ● |
| 3-May | Fri | Constitution Memorial Day | ● |
| 4-May | Sat | Greenery Day | ● |
| 5-May | Sun | Children's Day | ● |
| 6-May | Mon | Children's Day (observed) | ● |
| 15-Jul | Mon | Marine Day | ● |
| 11-Aug | Sun | Mountain Day | ● |
| 12-Aug | Mon | Mountain Day (observed) | ● |
| 16-Sep | Mon | Respect for the Aged Day | ● |
| 23-Sep | Mon | Autumnal Equinox Day | ● |
| 14-Oct | Mon | Health and Sports Day | ● |
| 22-Oct | Tue | Enthronement Ceremony Day | ● |
| 3-Nov | Sun | Culture Day | ● |
| 4-Nov | Mon | Culture Day (observed) | ● |
| 23-Nov | Sat | Labour Thanksgiving Day | ● |
| 28-Dec | Thu | - | ● |
| 29-Dec | Fri | - | ● |
| 30-Dec | Sat | - | ● |
| 31-Dec | Sun | - | ● |


