How can further documents be filed?
After an international application has been filed other documents may be filed in any proceedings before the EPO online or direct, by post or by fax at the EPO filing offices. However, priority documents issued in paper form which have to be certified by the issuing authority should also be submitted to the EPO in that form to ensure the validity of the certification. For that reason, they may not be filed by fax or via the EPO Web-Form Filing service. On the other hand, priority documents issued in electronic form are accepted only if they are digitally signed by the issuing authority and if that signature is also accepted by the EPO. Applicants filing an international application claiming the priority of an application filed with an office participating in the WIPO Digital Access Service (DAS) may request the IB to obtain a certified copy of the earlier application via DAS.[ 20 ]
There is no obligation to file a confirmation copy of subsequent documents, but the receiving Office may require one to be submitted and will do so in particular if the applicant has submitted substitute sheets under Rule 26 PCT and/or any sheets to be incorporated by reference under Rule 20.6 PCT. In these two cases the applicant is advised to submit a confirmation copy on his own initiative directly after sending the sheets concerned by fax (see point 2.2.024).
For a list of the participating offices, see www.wipo.int/das/en/participating_offices.html
Source: http://www.epo.org/applying/international/guide-for-applicants/html/e/ga_c2_2_10.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021
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XOJ EPO 2019, A18 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 20 February 2019 concerning the filing of patent applications and other documents by facsimile
XOJ EPO 2018, A94 - Notice from the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning the electronic filing of priority documents
XOJ EPO 2018, A93 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 15 November 2018 concerning the electronic filing of priority documents
XOJ EPO 2018, A78 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 18 October 2018 on the filing of priority documents
XOJ EPO 2018, A45 - Decision of the President of the European Patent Office dated 9 May 2018 concerning the electronic filing of documents