Submission of EPC applications online
Article 3
1. An applicant shall create a secured personal account in the online tool referred to in Article 4b(1) of Directive 2005/36/EC for submission of an EPC application online. This online tool shall provide information on the purpose, scope and nature of the data processing, including information about the rights of the applicants as data subjects. The online tool shall request the explicit consent of the applicants regarding the processing of their personal data in the IMI. 2. The online tool referred to in Article 4b(1) of Directive 2005/36/EC shall provide for a possibility for the applicant to fill in all necessary information related to the EPC application referred to in Article 4 of this Regulation, to upload the copies of documents required for issuance of the EPC under Article 10(1) of this Regulation and to receive any information on the progress in processing of his EPC application online, including on the payments to be made. 3. The online tool shall also provide for a possibility for the applicant to submit any additional information or document, and to request rectification, deletion or blocking of his personal data contained in the IMI file online.