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3. Paying fees
> 3.6 Exercises
To check what you have learned about the Online fee payment service so far, why not have a go at answering the following questions (for some questions, more than one answer is possible).
Questions
1. What can you do with the EPO Online Multipay Tool?
prepare an XML file for filing a patent application
prepare an XML file for making a batch payment
pay money to the EPO
have money transferred to your clients' account
save money on your bank account
import and export Excel files in CSV format
Correct answers:
With the EPO Online Multipay Tool you can prepare XML files for making batch payments and import and export Excel files in CSV format.
Wrong answers:
With the EPO Online Multipay Tool you can prepare XML files for making batch payments and import and export Excel files in CSV format.
2. To make a single payment you need to know
the first name of the inventor
the number of the application for which you would like to make a payment
the applicant's name
the language in which the application was filed
the reference number
Correct answers:
To make a single payment you need to know the number of the application for which you would like to make the payment. The applicant's name and the reference number are optional.
Wrong answers:
To make a single payment you need to know the number of the application for which you would like to make the payment. The applicant's name and the reference number are optional.
3. Which is the legal date of payment if you pay with Online fee payment?
the previous day
the following working day
the day on which the EPO calls you to confirm receipt of your payment
the date printed on the confirmation of receipt of your online debit order generated by the Online fee payment system i.e. the date of submission of your debit order (provided that there are enough funds in your account)
any date you choose
Correct answers:
If you pay with Online Fee Payment, the legal date of payment is the one printed on the confirmation of receipt of your online debit order generated by the OFP system (provided that there is enough money in your account).
Wrong answers:
If you pay with Online Fee Payment, the legal date of payment is the one printed on the confirmation of receipt of your online debit order generated by the OFP system (provided that there is enough money in your account).
Answer true or false to the following statements:
4. If a pending order has been received by the EPO, you can view it in the "Pending orders" view.
True
False
5. The EPO Online Multipay Tool can be downloaded free of charge from the download centre on
www.epoline.org
.
True
False
6. The EPO Online Multipay Tool can be used to compile payments for EP applications only.
True
False
7. When you send off a debit order for single or batch payments, you receive immediate confirmation of transmission.
True
False
8. It is the responsibility of the user to make sure that your account is replenished before you make an online payment.
True
False
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