Executive Board and Divisional Managers FUKAMI PATENT OFFICE, P.C. HISAO FUKAMI , Chai rman NAKANOSHIMA FESTIVAL TOWER WEST 26F. TADASHI ISHII , V. Chairman YOSHITAKE KIHARA, President 3-2-4 NAKANOSHIMA, KITA-KU OFFICE YUTAKA HORII , V.P. 530-0005 KASUMIGASEKI BLDG. 17F. KENJI TOMINAGA 3-2-5 KASUMIGASEKI, CHIYODA-KU MASAHIKO MIWA TELEPHONE:81-6-4707-2021 MASAHIKO NAKATA TOKYO 100- 6017 JAPAN HIROFUMI YAMADA FACSIMIL E :81-6-4707-1731 TELEPHONE:81-3-3595-2031 NOBUO ARAKAWA FACSIMIL E :81-3-3502-2030 SHOZO INOUE E-mail:[email protected] AKIRA NAKANISHI E-mail:[email protected] E-mail:[email protected] MASATO SASAKI MIKI TOMII URL: https://www.fukamipat.gr.jp/english/

December 2018

Re: Japanese National Holidays for 2019

To all our Clients and Associates:

Please find the following lists of the Japanese National Holidays for 2019, which are determined in accordance with the Law Concerning National Holidays.

Japanese National Holidays for 2019

January 1, 2019: New Year's Day January 14, 2019: Coming-of-Age Day February 11, 2019: March 21, 2019: April 29, 2019: Showa Day April 30, 2019: Statutory Holiday May 1, 2019: (New Emperor’s) Enthronement Day (only 2019) May 2, 2019: Statutory Holiday May 3, 2019: Constitution Memorial Day May 4, 2019: May 5, 2019: Children's Day (Sunday) May 6, 2019: Observed Holiday July 15, 2019: August 11, 2019: Mountain Day (Sunday) August 12, 2019: Observed Holiday September 16, 2019: Respect-for-the-Aged Day September 23, 2019: October 14, 2019: Health-Sports Day October 22, 2019: Enthronement Ceremonial Day (only 2019) November 3, 2019: (Sunday) November 4, 2019: Observed Holiday November 23, 2019:

Please note that the Japan Patent Office will also be closed on the above-described - 2 - December 2018

days. Any deadline falling on these holidays will be automatically extended to the next working day.

All communications will be safely received over each holiday and will be handled when our offices reopen after the applicable holiday period. Should you have any urgent matters, please provide us with your instructions well in advance of any holiday.

If you need any further information or if you have any questions regarding this subject, please feel free to contact us.

Very truly yours,

Fukami Patent Office, P.C. yo:GT