{"id":12313,"date":"2023-09-26T12:42:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T12:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/?p=12313"},"modified":"2023-09-26T13:06:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T13:06:27","slug":"abolition-of-the-10-day-notification-fiction-at-the-european-patent-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/en\/2023\/09\/26\/abolition-of-the-10-day-notification-fiction-at-the-european-patent-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Abolition of the 10-day notification fiction at the European Patent Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<!-- blogbeitrag-->\n\n<section id=\"blogbeitrag-block_008d9026fc7229778296ac9b360451b6\" class=\"block blogbeitrag page-section bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container normalpadding\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-10 text-start\">\n                <div class=\"bilder\">\n                                <div>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat-700x394.jpg\" class=\"attachment-bild-modul size-bild-modul\" alt=\"Calendar with X marks and &quot;10 days&quot; crossed out, illustrating the EPO&#039;s abolition of the 10-day notification fiction as of No\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat-500x280.jpg 500w, https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/10-days_Ohne-Monat.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                <p>Dear Sir or Madam,<\/p>\n<p>In view of the digital age, in which documents will only be served electronically in the future, the European Patent Office will abolish its so-called 10-day fiction of service, which previously governed the calculation of time limits, as of November 1, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>With amended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/en\/legal\/epc\/2020\/r126.html\">Rules 126(2)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/en\/legal\/epc\/2020\/r127.html\">127(2) EPC<\/a>, the current fiction of service, according to which a document is deemed to have been served on the tenth day after delivery to the postal service provider or &#8211; in the case of electronic service &#8211; on the tenth day after its transmission (&#8220;ten-day rule&#8221;), will no longer apply as of <strong>November 1, 2023<\/strong>. Instead, a new fiction of service will be introduced, according to which electronic (but also any postal) service will be deemed to have taken place <strong>on the date as shown of the document<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The amended service fiction is expected to lead to a simplification for users because it will bring the service rules of the EPC and the PCT more in line with each other.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have any further questions on this topic?<\/p>\n<p>Please contact us, we will be pleased to advise you!<\/p>\n<p>J\u00fcrgen Feldmeier, LL.M<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-10 text-start\">\n                <div class=\"autorbox row\">\n                \n                <div class=\"col-4 col-lg-2\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/en\/team\/juergen-feldmeier\/\">\n                    <img alt=\"Portr\u00e4tfoto von J\u00fcrgen Feldmeier, Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrender Partner und Patentanwalt bei Pr\u00fcfer &amp; Partner Patentanw\u00e4lte in M\u00fcnchen\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Unbenannt-1_0000s_0004_IMG_2928-J.Feldmeier-2.jpg\" \/>\n                <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"col-8\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pruefer.eu\/en\/team\/juergen-feldmeier\/\">\n                    Author              \n                \n                   <div class=\"name\"> J\u00fcrgen Feldmeier, LL.M<\/div>\n                  \n                   J\u00fcrgen Feldmeier has been a patent attorney since 1992 and has been the managing partner of Pr\u00fcfer &amp; Partner since 2001.\r\nPrior to his training as a patent attorney, he gained practical experience at BMW Technik GmbH, Hurth and Convotherm.\r\nHe studied mechanical engineering with a focus on design and development at the TU Munich. He also acquired the Master of Laws (LL.M. European Intellectual Property).                <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                    \n                    <div class=\"col-lg-2 cat\">\n                 Date of Release<div class=\"medium\">26. 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