On February 1, 2010, the State Intellectual Property Office released the updated Electronic Patent Filing System (hereafter "EPFS"). The new version provides the applicants and agencies with more conveniences than before. CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office has already equipped with the technical and procedural conditions to submit patent applications electronically and has successfully filed some patent applications via EPFS since July 1, 2010. This marks that CCPIT has been qualified to provide the applicants with a quicker and easier way of submission of patent applications electronically.