Article 67

BOARDS OF APPEAL

Notice of the President of the Boards of Appeal dated 27 October 2025 concerning the electronic notification via the EPO Mailbox in proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal, the Legal Board of Appeal and the Technical Boards of Appeal

The Boards of Appeal notify documents in proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal, the Legal Board of Appeal, and the Technical Boards of Appeal electronically via the EPO Mailbox. Thus, all communications, summonses and decisions relating to proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal, the Legal Board of Appeal and the Technical Boards of Appeal are notified electronically via the Mailbox, where the addressee has activated this service. A list of the relevant documents is available at epo.org/en/applying/myepo-services/interact (see "Features, benefits and legal information" for the "Full list of communications which will be notified electronically via the Mailbox").

The EPO Mailbox clearly displays the type of document received by a party as well as its date of transmission and receipt. An integrated, configurable folder system facilitates file management.

An electronic document is deemed to be delivered to the addressee on the date it bears (Rule 127(2) EPC), as is the case for postal notification (Rule 126(2) EPC).

Details of how to request registration for the Mailbox and a tutorial on how to use it are available at epo.org/en/applying/myepo-services/get-access and at epo.org/en/applying/myepo-services/interact#Gettingstarted.

The present notice supersedes the notice of the President of the Boards of Appeal dated 13 April 2021 concerning the extension of electronic notification via the EPO Mailbox to appeal proceedings (OJ EPO 2021, A37) and the notice of the President of the Boards of Appeal dated 9 January 2025 concerning the extension of electronic notification via the EPO Mailbox to proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal (OJ EPO 2025, A11).

Carl JOSEFSSON

President of the Boards of Appeal