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Action needed now if you use EPO online filing!

The EPO has modernised access to eOLF. You will need to make changes to continue signing and sending your UK patents using eOLF. As of the 1 October 2024 you are no longer able to renew eOLF Smart Cards that have expired. To continue filing with the IPO via eOLF, you will need to replace your smart card with a…
Ben Kemp
October 8, 2024
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Action needed now if you use EPO online filing!

Do you use EPO Online Filing (eOLF)? Things are changing on 30 September!  From 1 October 2024, you will no longer be able to renew eOLF Smart Cards that have expired. To continue filing with the IPO via eOLF, you will need to replace your smart card with a ‘soft certificate’. From 1st January 2025, valid smart cards will no…
Ben Kemp
September 18, 2024