Yourpage or Mine? OHIM improve RCD filings

According to a recent OHIM notice, as of December 8th 2010 you can now file RCD applications through MyPage, which ought to simplify things for regular users. We'd be interested in feedback - can anyone who tries it leave a comment here?

OHIM e-filing update

We covered the improved RCD online filing system earlier this year. Since then, we learned at the last e-Business User Group meeting, OHIM have made some improvements, and more are on the way. Improvements which are already with us are:

• Removal of the maximum number of designs in an e-filed multiple application;
• Multiple image file upload - you can upload all the image files for one design in one hit now, rather than having to do so one at a time;
• "Image editing" - I don't know what this covers, can anyone enlighten us?

On the way is a "save draft" option, allowing you to save a design for a few days (at present you only have a couple of hours). That will allow approval by supervising attorneys or clients - very welcome.

Improved OHIM e-Filing

OHIM's new RCD e-filing system is live, replacing the old one. I've just trialled it. There are a couple of major improvements:

1. The data is apparently uploaded directly into the mighty OHIM computer system - there isn't a little man or woman re-keying it anymore;
2. You get a proper filing receipt right away, looking like the snail mail version;
3. You can review a pdf looking vaguely like the paper application form.

It's still annoying that there is no offline alternative to the web-based form, alas. It would also be nice to be able to save what you did for re-use - you can only buffer it for 2 hours for checking. However, it is a definite improvement.