Certified Journal April 2020. Citation: A44Online publication date: 30.4.2020
Article 44
Citation: A44Online book date: 30.4.2020
EUROPEAN PATENT WORKPLACE
Information through the EPO
Choice associated with the Vice-President Legal and Overseas Affairs associated with European Patent Office (Directorate-General 5) dated 21 2020 concerning the conditions for participating in the pilot project for Online Filing 2.0 april
According to Article 12 of this choice for the President for the European Patent workplace (EPO) dated 11 March 2015 regarding the pilot task to introduce brand new method of electronic interaction in EPO procedures (OJ EPO 2015, A28), plus in particular its Articles 6 and 7, it’s been determined that, as an element of that pilot project, papers in procedures underneath the EPC while the PCT could be filed online in the form of the internet Filing 2.0 pc computer software, susceptible to the applicable laws put down within the EPC and PCT therefore the current conditions.
Article 1Term for the on line Filing 2.0 pilot task
The internet Filing 2.0 pilot task begins on 4 May 2020.
Article 2Conditions for involvement
Anyone may take part in the web Filing 2.0 pilot task upon legitimate invitation and registration because of the EPO. 1
Article 3Online filing means
(1) beneath the on line Filing 2.0 pilot task, individuals may register the application form papers specified in Article 5 with all the EPO on line, making use of the on line Filing 2.0 computer computer computer software.
(2) Filing by way of EPO on line Filing (OLF), the EPO situation management system (CMS) as well as the EPO Web-Form Filing service (Web-Form Filing) 2 and also by method of PCT-SAFE, ePCT-Filing as well as the ePCT service for uploading documents is excluded through the on the web Filing 2.0 pilot task.
(3) through the on line Filing 2.0 pilot task, it won’t be feasible to import application papers through direct integration for the Patent administration System (PMS) or even submit application documents ready with PatXML computer software.
(4) The laws regulating filing that is online use mutatis mutandis to your filing according to paragraph 1. 3
Article format that is 4DOCX
Application papers filed in DOCX format prior to Articles 3 and 5 must adhere to the requirements into the format definition posted because of the EPO on its web site. 4
Article 5Documents that could be filed underneath the on the web Filing 2.0 pilot task
The documents that are following be filed according to Article 3:
(a) EPO Form 1001, alongside the description, claims, abstract and drawings (application papers) of a European patent application and, if needed, translations of every among these papers, in PDF or DOCX format, as well as other papers in PDF structure;
(b) whenever going into the phase that is europeanRule 159 EPC), EPO Form 1200, as well as any amendments for the processing when you look at the European period, including amendments under Article 19 and 34 PCT, and, if needed, their translations, and also other papers, in PDF structure;
(c) type PCT/RO/101, with the application papers of an application that is international because of the EPO jordanian women as getting workplace beneath the PCT, and, if needed, translations of every of the papers, in PDF or XML structure, 5 and also other papers in PDF structure;
(d) series listings for worldwide, European and applications that are euro-PCT accordance with all the conditions regulating the filing of series listings; 6
( e) upon further announcement, the papers under paragraphs (b) and (c) in, instead, DOCX structure;
(f) upon further announcement, the applying documents of a worldwide application filed using the EPO as (Supplementary) Overseas Browsing Authority or Global Preliminary Examining Authority beneath the PCT, including a need for initial examination when you look at the international phase (PCT need), in PDF or DOCX structure;
(g) upon further announcement, amendments, modifications and rectifications of papers under (a), (b), (c), ( ag ag e) and (f) up to give in PDF or DOCX structure and documents under (d) up to give according to the conditions regulating the filing of series listings 7 (EPO Form 1038, PCT-SFD);
(h) upon further announcement, papers in opposition, limitation, revocation and appeal procedures and procedures prior to the Enlarged Board of Appeal in PDF or DOCX format.
Article 6User guides
The filing of papers must adhere to the formal and technical demands specified within the individual guides on Online Filing 2.0 and DOCX filing, which is distributed around the individuals into the on the web Filing 2.0 pilot task.
Article 7Existing ways of filing documents aren’t impacted
The web Filing 2.0 pilot task is without prejudice to your current ways of filing papers.
Done at Munich, 21 April 2020
Christoph Ernst
Vice-President Legal and Global Affairs associated with European Patent Office (Directorate-General 5)
1 understand demand participants posted from the EPO internet site: epo.org/applying/online-services/improving. Html.
2 Decision of this President for the Patent that is european Office 9 might 2018 in regards to the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2018, A45).
3 See in specific your decision associated with President for the European Patent Office dated 9 May 2018 in regards to the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2018, A45) and also the notice through the European Patent Office dated 9 might 2018 regarding the electronic filing of documents (OJ EPO 2018, A46).
4 See this is of “DOCX” under Article 4 for the decision associated with Vice-President Legal and Overseas Affairs of this European Patent workplace (Directorate-General 5) dated 21 April 2020 regarding the conditions for taking part in the pilot project for Online Filing 2.0 (OJ EPO 2020, A45).
5 papers in DOCX could be transformed into XML before filing in the shape of WIPO’s converter, which can be incorporated within the on line Filing 2.0 computer pc software.
6 Rule 30 EPC, Rule 13ter PCT, your choice associated with President associated with the Patent that is european Office 28 April 2011 regarding the filing of series listings (OJ EPO 2011, 372) while the notice through the European Patent Office dated 18 October 2013 regarding the filing of series listings (OJ EPO 2013, 542).
