1.1.2 Filing of applications by fax 

Fax is not a permitted means of filing at the EPO. Applications filed withsent to the EPO by fax are therefore deemed not to have been received (see the decision of the President of the EPO dated 22 April 2024 concerning the abolition of fax as a means of filing patent applications and other documents, OJ EPO 2024, A41, and the corresponding notice from the EPO dated 22 April 2024, OJ EPO 2024, A42). However, applications may still be filed by fax with the competent national authorities of contracting states that permit this. For further details, see the latest version of the publication "National law relating to the EPC" available on the EPO website (epo.org).