Date of receipt

110 The date of filing accorded to applications filed directly at the EPO is the date on which they are handed in or are posted in one of the EPO's automated mailboxes.

OJ 1992, 306

The date of filing accorded to applications sent to the EPO by post is the date on which they are received.

The date of filing accorded to applications filed by fax is the date on which the faxed application documents are received in full at the EPO, provided the documents comply with the requirements of Article 80 (see point 135).

The above rules similarly apply to applications filed with the competent national authorities of the contracting states.

The date of filing accorded to applications filed electronically is the date on which the application documents are received at the EPO or the competent national authority, provided the documents comply with the requirements of Article 80.

OJ 2002, 548