By decision dated 26 February 2009 (OJ EPO 2009, 182) superseded by decision dated 10 November 2015 (OJ EPO 2015, A91), the President of the European Patent Office (EPO) authorised the filing in electronic form of documents relating to the international application under Rule 89bis.2 PCT.
New features for managing deposit accounts will be available as of 1 November 2016. They will offer more flexibility and safeguards for account holders, and will make account balances more transparent. These improvements form part of the EPO's strategy of streamlining and facilitating payment via deposit accounts.