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Temporary unavailability of some online services on Saturday 24 August 2024
Owing to technical maintenance work the following online services of the EPO will be temporarily unavailable on Saturday, 24 August 2024 between 9:00 and 13:00 hrs CET:
- European Patent Register
- Classic Espacenet
- Open Patent Service
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Important notice
Legal safeguards may be available where filing or fee payment services were not available, depending on the service affected, the day and duration of the unavailability and the procedural situation. For details see Rule 134 EPC, Rule 82quater.2 PCT, the ADA (Supplementary publication 3, OJ EPO 2022) and the notice from the EPO dated 22 October 2020 (OJ EPO 2020, A120).
Please always quote the reference number indicated above when addressing the EPO in relation to this issue.