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MyEPO services – meeting users’ needs with colour drawings and a flexible filing option
Release Time：
2025-09-10
As part of its ongoing digital transformation under Strategic Plan 2028, the European Patent Office (EPO) is pleased to announce two much-anticipated enhancements to its MyEPO services. This marks an important step towards the full rollout of the DOCX format in 2026 which will cover the entire digital patent granting process.
Both features, available as of 1 October 2025, have been developed in direct response to user feedback and reflect the Office’s commitment to creating efficient and user-centric digital tools that align with their needs and working practices:
Filing colour or greyscale drawings (for all users)
Currently, colour drawings submitted to the EPO are processed into black and white. From 1 October 2025, the EPO will accept filings of colour or greyscale drawings if submitted via any of the EPO’s electronic filing tools. This feature will be available for all European patent applications filed as of 1 October and related subsequent electronic filings. As applicable, compliance with Article 123(2) or Article 76 EPC will be carefully checked. Detailed information has been provided in a Notice from the EPO in the September edition of the Official Journal. The new feature will not apply to international phase PCT applications.
Separate PDF drawings with DOCX filings in OLF 2.0 (pilot users)
From 1 October, pilot users of DOCX filing in Online Filing 2.0 (OLF 2.0) will have the option to submit drawings as separate files in PDF format. This renders the need for embedding drawings into the single DOCX file unnecessary and will offer greater flexibility when drafting.
All EPO systems will be fully prepared to support the end-to-end processing of colour and greyscale drawings - with no conversion to black and white at any stage in the proceedings before the EPO (EP) - including for the EP publication of the application and the resulting patent.
The new rules are out in a decision of the President and an updated definition of DOCX, published in the Official Journal (July 2025 issue), and will be further explained in corresponding notices from the EPO.
Become a pilot user and test innovations before they are rolled out to all users. Register via the link provided below.
Join users from around the world in benefiting from the digital patent granting process. Once you have filed an application, you can use MyEPO services to manage your interactions with the EPO.
Please note that the desktop-based Online Filing (eOLF) software will be discontinued on 31 December 2025. As of January 2026, OLF 2.0 will be the standard tool for filing patent applications online. Other procedural requests may be submitted online using OLF 2.0 or, where possible, MyEPO. If you have questions regarding the use of eOLF with national patent offices, please contact the respective national office directly.
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