6.1.4 Reasons submitted in a request for postponement
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In T 664/00 the appellant (patent proprietor) had requested an adjournment of oral proceedings due to a public holiday in the USA. The board rejected the request as national holidays in individual contracting states are not recognised by the EPO for practical reasons (see J 5/98). To allow for national holidays in non-contracting states throughout the world would be even less practical. See also T 2125/11.