FAQ - Contingency Upload Service

The Contingency Upload Service offers an alternative method of submitting documents to the EPO in...

This service is offered as a contingency, in the unlikely event that the applicant must submit...

You can authenticate and make use of the Contingency Upload Service using your EPO account. In the...

The documents that you upload using the Contingency Upload Service are stored encrypted, and the...

You can upload documents in PDF and DOCX format. If you want to upload sequence listings, XML or ZIP...

The existing fee regulations for filing in electronic form also apply to the Contingency Upload...

No, it is not possible to pay fees from within the Contingency Upload Service.

No, the Contingency Upload Service can only be used for submitting documents to the EPO.

As a contingency service expected to be used in cases of emergency, only very basic validations on...