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Technical
fault in our credit card fee payment service(reference no. INC0029247)
We are currently
experiencing technical problems with the credit card fee payment service, first
identified on 14.12.2021, at
13:38 h. Our
technicians are working to fix them as soon as possible.
We apologise
for any inconvenience.
Legal
safeguards may be available where filing or fee payment services were not
available, depending on the service affected, the day and duration of the
unavailability and the procedural situation. For details see Rule 134 EPC, Rule
82quater.2 PCT point 5.5 of the ADA (Supplementary publication 4, OJ EPO 2019)
and the notice from the EPO dated 22 October 2020 (OJ EPO 2020, A120).
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quote the reference number indicated above when addressing the EPO in relation
to this issue.
14.12.2021, 18:30 h (CET)