Annex III
 
Authorities with which European patent applications may be filed 

I. European Patent Office 

(a) Online 

Online Filing  
(epo.org/applying/online-services/online-filing)

Online Filing 2.0 
(epo.org/applying/online-services/online-filing-20.html)

Web-Form Filing 
(epo.org/applying/online-services/web-form-filing)

(b) Munich 

European Patent Office 
Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1 
80469 Munich 
Germany 
Tel.: +49 (0)89 2399-0 

European Patent Office 
Bayerstrasse 34 
(entrance via Zollstrasse 3) 
80335 Munich 
Germany 
Tel.: +49 (0)89 2399-0 

Postal address: 
European Patent Office 
80298 Munich 
Germany 

(c) The Hague 

European Patent Office 
Branch at The Hague 
Patentlaan 2 
2288 EE Rijswijk 
Netherlands 
Tel.: +31 (0)70 340-2040 

Postal address: 
European Patent Office 
Postbus 5818 
2280 HV Rijswijk 
Netherlands 

(d) Berlin 

European Patent Office 
Gitschiner Strasse 97 
10969 Berlin 
Germany 
Tel.: +49 (0)30 25901-0 

Postal address: 
European Patent Office 
10958 Berlin 
Germany 

II. National authorities 

For a summary of the contracting states' chief national provisions governing compulsory and optional filing of patent applications with central industrial property offices and other competent authorities, see Table II in National law relating to the EPC (see point 2.1.004). This table also contains the addresses of the central industrial property offices (see epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/natlaw/en/ii/index.htm).

Note: European divisional applications must always be filed with the EPO (see point 5.8.001 ff).