Email
addresses containing minus symbols / hyphens are now supported
In the Administration
tab, Access rights / permissions, the Remove user button has been
moved. To remove a user from an organisation, you now select the user, then Manage
rights / permissions and then Remove user
EP 1001:
In the Documents
tab, Application documents, the View button allowing you to view
application documents has been removed. You now select View
package to view attached application documents
All forms:
File
name assigned by system: the
filename extension on the user interface is now consistent with the one
displayed on the rendered PDF form
Working in
a time zone other than UTC will not change the filing date you enter
28 September 2021
Portal
Submissions made in Online Filing 2.0 are no longer shown under System messages in the demo environment
You can now delete submissions in any status other than Submitted
Address book: Region is now a free-text field
Folders that previously contained PCT submissions can now be deleted
All forms:
In lists of countries, the value Undefined has been removed
File name extensions in the case of attachments: upper-case extensions or extensions with a mix of lower and upper case are now supported
Spaces are no longer supported in User's file reference
Under name details: Region is now a free-text field
EP 1038:
When you import a submission, the field Account holder is now also imported, and is shown on the user interface and as part of the submission package
EP 1200:
When you import a submission, you can now select validation fees for that submission
EP 1001 and EP 1200:
Priority in EP 1001 and Biological material in EP 1200: the Remove button is available only when a document is attached
PCT/IPEA/401:
Handling fee is shown in the PDF overview and as part of the submission package
26 August 2021
EP 1001:
Form title shows correctly for French and German
as language of proceedings
It is no longer possible to attach a sequence
listing in PDF format
It is not possible to upload both a technical
document for the claims and/or abstract (SPECEPO) and a translation of the same
technical document (SPECTRANEPO)
EP 1200:
It is no longer possible to attach a sequence
listing in PDF format
It is possible to indicate that a description, translation
of claims and/or translation of drawings amended under Article34 PCT are
attached
It is possible to pay the renewal fee for the 3rd
year when it becomes due
All forms:
It is possible to delete a draft imported from
CMS
Spinner added when a document is attached or removed
or when data are exported
404error sometimes caused by removing a
document no longer occurs
Documents attached in templates can be removed
Discarded documents are mentioned in the import
log
Form labels are shown in the language of the
interface
Attaching more than 10 technical documents no
longer causes 404 error
Even when fee for further processing (fee code123)
is selected, it is now possible to select any other fee too; the amount of the
other fee has to be entered manually
"Submit EP 1038, PCT-SFD"
functionality has been improved
Attaching a file with a file name extension in capital
letters no longer results in an unexpected error
PCT Demand
"PCT/" is no longer added in front of
the application number when a draft is saved
Preliminary examination fee (fee code 021) is
not removed after signature
EP 1038:
Filing, search and examination: the fee quantity
for a European search (fee code 002) is not changed when ISA is not an EPO
member state.
It is possible to attach the following third-party
documents:
"Citations filed by a Third
Party"
"Non-Patent literature filed
by a Third Party"
"Patent document filed by a
third party"
"Observations by Third
Parties (Art. 115 EPC)"
PCT forms:
System does not show a warning that user reference
used in a cancelled draft is not unique, and this user reference can be reused
External portal:
Domain names with more than three characters are
allowed
22 July 2021
All forms
Additional documents: clearing the checkbox Add documents to
submission removes the uploaded document
Sequence listings in PDF format can no longer
be attached
Maximum file size allowed is now 300 MB
Maximum package size allowed is now 500 MB
For submissions in draft status: Draft
in the heading next to the form number is now shown in the GUI language
EP 1200
For party Natural person, the address
for correspondence information is now included in the submission package
Fee 033 - Renewal fee for the 3rd year
is now available for selection
Sequence Listing are part of the submission
package
EP 1001
Italian patent application or utility model
priority numbers are now accepted
23 June 2021
EP 1038 Filing, search & examination
Amount of the fee for further processing (fee code 123) is calculated automatically, depending on the fee(s) selected
Checkbox for Rule 6(4) EPC (The/Each applicant is a natural person or an entity under Rule 6(4) EPC) is not present for applications with date of filing before 01.04.2014
Name of represented party is now rendered correctly on the ep1038.pdf
EP 1001
Import from new online filing (CMS): any admissible non-EPO language selected is now imported
Import from new online filing (CMS): any request for re-establishment of rights is now imported
The additional filing fee for the 36th and each subsequent page (fee code 501) is displayed when users add specifications in .docx format
EP 1001, EP 1200
Description of documents uploaded under Additional documents, Other is shown in the interface language selected by the user
Documents uploaded under Additional documents, Other are numbered sequentially
PCT/RO/101
It is now possible to create a template from a draft
All forms
Tooltip for date fields does not overlap with the date picker
All forms, portal
The field Organisation now supports 128 characters
The timezone applied to all indications of time is Central European Time, regardless of the user's timezone
Address book import
Update of the error message displayed whenever there is an error associated with an address book import
It is now possible to import an address book with up to 5 000 entries
All discarded regions are mentioned in the import log
Portal, Access rights / permissions
All the forms available are now shown by default
Users with permission to send can now see the submission package
Update of the message displayed when a user is removed
20 May 2021
For selected method of payment “Debit from deposit account”, fee 005 (Designation fee - For all contracting States designated for applications filed on/after 01.04.2009) and fee 008 (Additional printing fee for 36th and each subsequent page are available for selection).
It is possible to sort by Application number in tab Submission
EP1038 Filing/Search/Exam: for method of payment “Automatic debit order”, fee 002/Fee for a European search - Applications filed on/after 01.07.2005) is not any longer shown
Mandatory asterisk for field "Registration No. of association of professional representatives" is now present in all forms
EP1001: Select checkbox "Request for examination in an admissible non-EPO language (Article 14(4) EPC)" is present after re-opening a draft
Address book: if new contact is added to the existing address book they are shown on the GUI
EP1001: Fee 006 (Examination fee - For applications filed on/after 01.07.2005), discount is calculated automatically.
EP1200, EP1001: for method of payment “Automatic debit order” number of EPO deposit account remains when user returns to draft.
EP1038 Filing/Search/Exam: Fees 005, 015, 016 have got maximum values.
EP1038: Filing date field is moved to the tab “Fees” and does not becomes available if payment method “automatic debit order” or “not specified” has been selected.
22 April 2021
Filter retrieves all types of statuses
EP1200, EP1001: for automatic debit order, the deposit account number is present when draft is reopened
EP1200: not informing the content of an attached translation of a PCT application results in a severity one error message
EP1038 – opposition: document Affidavit is shown once in the dropdown list
EP1038 Filing, search and examination: fees are still present when draft is reopened
Save as template an imported draft: technical issue resulting in blank tabs is solved
EP1200: if EPO is elected office, in document tab, the checkbox “Translation of description amended under Article 34 PCT” is selectable only if “Language of the internal publication” is not French, German or English
It is possible to attach more than once the following documents in a same submission:
EP1038 Filing, search and examination: acknowledgement of receipt
EP1038 Opposition: acknowledgement of receipt, Clean copy of amended claim(s), Clean copy of amended description, Clean copy of amended drawing(s), facts and arguments
It is possible to attach the following documents in a form:
EP1038 Opposition: amended claims with annotations, amended drawings with annotations, amended description with annotations
