The EPO is pleased
to inform users of its Online Filing software that a new update 5.0.11.166 for
Version 5.10 (build 5.0.10.160 or higher) is now available for download.

Users who prefer
not to install it will, however, still be able to file online without any
adverse procedural effects.

Users who have
activated the Live Update function will be notified automatically.

The update
contains:

• New features and minor functional
  changes
  • EP procedures:
    • Informal comments, see Official Journal March 2017, A21
    • Afghanistan joins Paris Convention,
      see WIPO Paris Notification No. 221
    • Minor
      technical corrections and fixes

We apologize for
any inconvenience.