Netherlands Patent Office

E-filing notification

17 March 2005 (PCT Gazette 11/2005)

 

Accepted means of filing

Online: as a WASP file created by PCT-SAFE or EPO-OLF client software

On physical media: as a WAD or WASP file created by PCT-SAFE or EPO-OLF (on 3.5” diskette or CD-R)

 

Accepted digital certificates

Valid certificates issued by one of the following Certification Authorities (CA):

• WIPO CA
• CA for EPO

 

Accepted formats

This Office accepts the filing of the application body (description, claims and abstract) in character-coded (e.g. XML) and image format (e.g. PDF). It also accepts the inclusion of application documents in a pre-conversion format, according to Administrative Instruction 706, created by any of the following software: Corel WordPerfect, Lotus WordPro, MS Word.

Sequence listing should preferably be filed, as a separate part of the description, in WIPO's ST.25 text format (no additional fees).

 

Support

Help desk available between 9.00 and 17.30 hours Monday to Friday excluding official holidays; it may be contacted:

• by phone at +31-70 398 66 55
• by fax at +31-70 390 01 90
• by e-mail at publieksvoorlichting@bie.minez.nl.

 

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