INFORMATION FROM THE EPO
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 1 February 2007 concerning longer access times for Online Fee Payment
Access times for the My.epoline® Online Fee Payment service have recently been extended. It is now available seven days a week, nearly 24 hours a day (apart from a brief 20-minute break between 01.30 and 02.30 hrs CET).
Please note that for a payment to be regarded as made on a given day, the EPO must receive the duly completed debit order before 24.00 hrs CET.1
Maintenance work on the portal is announced on the epoline® website as a rule well in advance. If Online Fee Payment is temporarily unavailable, users can make payments by any other means permitted by the EPO.
For more information on Online Fee Payment, please see "Products and services" at www.epoline.org.
If you have any further questions, please contact
EPO Procedural and Technical Support
European Patent Office
Patentlaan 2
2288 EE RIJSWIJK
THE NETHERLANDS
Tel. +31 (0)70 340-4500
Fax +31 (0)70 340-4600
e-mail: [email protected]
Hours of business: Monday to Friday, 08.00 to 18.00 hrs CET
1 The Arrangements for Deposit Accounts (ADA) apply (see Supplement No. 2 to OJ EPO 1/2005, and particular Annex B.1 for the Arrangements for Online Fee Payment via My.epoline®).