<s>
epoline	B-Application
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
web-based	O
computer	B-Application
programs	I-Application
and	O
services	O
enabling	O
applicants	O
,	O
patentees	O
and	O
their	O
representatives	O
to	O
file	O
patent	O
applications	O
online	O
before	O
the	O
European	O
Patent	O
Office	O
(	O
EPO	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
patent	O
applications	O
during	O
their	O
prosecution	O
and	O
patents	O
during	O
an	O
opposition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
epoline	B-Application
products	O
and	O
services	O
have	O
been	O
implemented	O
and	O
are	O
maintained	O
by	O
the	O
EPO	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Decision	O
of	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
EPO	O
dated	O
29	O
October	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
being	O
available	O
for	O
filing	O
European	O
patent	O
applications	O
with	O
the	O
EPO	O
,	O
the	O
epoline	B-Application
online	I-Application
filing	I-Application
software	I-Application
(	O
also	O
called	O
"	O
Online	B-Application
Filing	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
OLF	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
eOLF	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
epoline	B-Application
Online	B-Application
Filing	I-Application
"	O
)	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
since	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2003	O
for	O
filing	O
any	O
official	O
document	O
during	O
patent	O
prosecution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
epoline	B-Application
online	I-Application
filing	I-Application
software	I-Application
also	O
allows	O
to	O
file	O
patent	O
applications	O
online	O
with	O
the	O
national	O
patent	O
offices	O
that	O
support	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
epoline	B-Application
online	I-Application
filing	I-Application
software	I-Application
could	O
not	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
filing	O
oppositions	O
or	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
had	O
been	O
confirmed	O
by	O
a	O
Board	O
of	O
Appeal	O
decision	O
in	O
T	O
514/05	O
of	O
September	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
which	O
"[a]n	O
appeal	O
filed	O
via	O
epoline	B-Application
[	O
could	O
not ]	O
have	O
any	O
legal	O
effect	O
absent	O
explicit	O
permission	O
of	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
the	O
EPO.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
with	O
the	O
epoline	B-Application
software	O
or	O
,	O
subject	O
to	O
prior	O
approval	O
by	O
the	O
EPO	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WebRegMT	B-Application
is	O
a	O
monitoring	O
tool	O
for	O
monitoring	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
online	O
European	O
Patent	O
Register	O
.	O
</s>
