Article 12

EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE

Information from the EPO

Notice from the European Patent Office dated 3 January 2017 concerning the availability of the EPO filing offices

The present notice is issued further to the decision of the President of the European Patent Office (EPO) dated 3 January 2017 designating the EPO's filing offices.

1. Street addresses and opening hours of the filing offices

Munich

European Patent Office
Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1
(formerly Erhardtstrasse 27)
80469 Munich
Germany

European Patent Office
Bayerstrasse 34
(entrance via Zollstrasse 3)
80335 Munich
Germany

Monday to Thursday: 08.00 to 16.45 hrs; Friday: 08.00 to 15.30 hrs (both offices)

The Hague

European Patent Office
Patentlaan 2
2288 EE Rijswijk
Netherlands

Monday to Friday: 08.00 to 18.00 hrs

Berlin

European Patent Office
Gitschiner Strasse 103
10969 Berlin
Germany

Monday to Friday: 10.00 to 12.00 hrs

2. Postal addresses of the filing offices

European Patent Office
80298 Munich
Germany

European Patent Office
Postbus 5818
2280 HV Rijswijk
Netherlands

European Patent Office
10958 Berlin
Germany

3. Fax numbers of the filing offices

Only the following numbers are to be used for filing patent grant procedure documents by fax:

Munich

+49 (0)89 2399-4465

The Hague

+31 (0)70 340-3016

Berlin

+49 (0)30 25901-840