File with us
Online Filing 2.0 service is the tool of choice for filing with us.
You can use our web-based services to file EP, Euro-PCT and PCT applications and requests for unitary effect; and submissions in opposition, appeal, limitation and revocation proceedings before the EPO.
Accessible from most browsers, Online Filing 2.0 stores your data and documents on a secure network hosted by the EPO.
Once you have filed your application with us, you can start using MyEPO to interact with us during proceedings, as well as our Central Fee Payment service to manage fees and refunds.
eOLF will be decommissioned at the end of 2025
Please switch to Online Filing 2.0 if you have not already. Online Filing 2.0 provides all its features and more!
- Getting access
First read our Get access page and then complete this registration form.
You can access Online Filing 2.0 using two-factor authentication.
- Getting started
User guides and technical documentation
Online Filing 2.0 user guide
DOCX filing at the EPO: A guide for pilot participants
XML rules & structure for imports in OLF2.0Online Filing 2.0 videos
These short videos show you what Online Filing 2.0 has to offer, teach the basics of how to use the forms and provide some practical tips and instructions.
EP Procedure
PCT Procedure
Opposition/ Appeal
OPPO EP 2300 (tutorial not yet available)
EP 1038-AppealOther topics and instructions
Creating a new filing from a template
EP1038 - missing fees/greyed out options
How to sign/remove a signature/return to draft status
Adding/deleting users from an organisation
Access to forms
Importing the Online filing adress book into Online Filing 2.0Recordings of online seminars
Below you will find recordings of our recent online seminars.
How to set up Online Filing 2.0 and the EPO Mailbox in your company
Watch a recording of the online seminar of 11 February 2025
Business-to-business technical interface (API) for MyEPO and Online Filing 2.0
Watch the recording of the online seminar of 25 September 2024
Online Filing 2.0 – new users
Watch the recording of the EPO User Day of 11 June 2024
Online Filing 2.0 –advanced users
- Features and benefits
Online Filing 2.0 is now available for filing:
- Request for grant - EP1001 (including application documents as PDF, DOCX, sequence listings according to WIPO Standard ST.26 and other files in PDF)
- Request for entry into the European phase - EP1200 with attachments (PDF)
- PCT request - PCT/RO/101 with attachments (PDF, XML, including conversions from DOCX)
- Request for unitary effect – UP 7000
- Subsequent documents under the EPC up to grant, including amendments, corrections and rectifications (attached to EP 1038)
- Documents in opposition, limitation and revocation proceedings under the EPC (attached to EP 1038
- European patent with unitary effect – Letter accompanying subsequently filed items – UP 7038
- The demand for international preliminary examination in the international phase (PCT Demand PCT/IPEA/401)
- Subsequently filed documents under the PCT, including amendments, corrections and rectifications of documents (PCT-SFD)
- Notice of appeal - EP3002E
- Letter accompanying subsequently filed items in appeal proceedings - EP 1038 Appeal
Benefits
Online filing 2.0 is a web-based application that you can access from most browsers.
Because the application is web-based, there is no software to install - and consequently no software updates. Data and documents are stored on a secure network hosted by EPO.
Features:
Access rights management
An authorised person within your organisation must be appointed to manage access rights for all the members of the organisation, i.e.
- limit the procedures accessible to individual users
- limit the tasks accessible to individual users
- limit rights to administer the address book
- assign user administration rights
- revoke individual access rights with immediate effect
- it is possible to assign rights for more than one user at a time
Multi-user feature
This feature allows you to share access to all applications/subsequently filed documents so that different people in the organisation can perform different actions on them (draft, pay fees, sign, submit). At the same time, the system prevents simultaneous updating of an application/document.
Your individual access rights determine which applications/documents you can view and which tasks you can perform.
Portfolio management
Portfolio management (in the Submission tab) allows you to manage applications within your organisation. You can now assign applications to folders and remove draft applications.
Templates
You can create templates for all form types, either from an existing application or from scratch. Templates are available to all members of an organisation provided they have been granted access rights for the relevant procedure.
Import/export
You can import all types of applications in XML, e.g. from patent management systems, provided that the format is compliant (EPO Online Filing specification).
You can also import/export an address book (in .csv format) if you have appropriate access rights.
Address book
In addition to being able to import an address book (e.g. from the EPO Online Filing client), the address book is shared throughout the organisation. In order to maintain the integrity of address data, editing is restricted based on access rights. You can now also organise the address book using folders.
Fee payments
As you are working online, the fee amounts displayed will always be correct. You can also pay any fee using the Form EP1038 option.
Evidence filed via EP1038
For opposition procedure, you can now attach more than one set of evidence.
- FAQ
- Legacy filing services
Webform Filing has been discontinued and is no longer available for filing with the EPO
Our Online Filing 2.0 tool provides all its features and more!
Our legacy Online Filing software is still available for download and installation.
- What if our online filing services are down?
We also provide the EPO Contingency Upload Service to use as a fallback in case our main online filing services are not available.
- Information for pilot participants
We continuously strive to improve our online services and incorporate feedback from our user community. For this, we regularly collect feedback from our users through focus groups and pilot trials.
You can find more information here about the current Online Filing 2.0 pilot project for DOCX Filing.
If you are interested in participating in pilot trials, please volunteer here.
Please note: When gathering input, we try to ensure a fair balance of users in terms of profile, company size, location and level of expertise. If we do not contact you immediately, we will save your details and get back to you if we need your support.