Register and login Online Filing

The Netherlands Patent Office uses the software of the European Patent Office for Online Filing (eOLF). Before you can submit documents with Online Filing you need to take the following steps.

Download and install software

Go to the website of the European Patent Office and download the software.

Register

• If you have a valid smart card or digital certificate, you can directly complete your registration here.

• If you do not have a valid smartcard or digital certificate, you must register once with the Netherlands Patent Office. Send an e-mail to eolf@rvo.nl and include in the e-mail your (company) name, address and place of residence.  
  
  You will receive a form with instructions. You must sign this form (wet signature) and send it by mail to The Netherlands Patent Office. 
  You will receive a message that you can download your digital certificate, see instructions in the attachment.  

  With this certificate you can complete your registration here. 

Login

You can log in in different ways: 

1. Logging in with a smart card 
   If your current smartcard reaches the expiration date, you can request a digital certificate from The Netherlands Patent Office. Send an email to eolf@rvo.nl.   
2. Logging in with a digital certificate