EPO European Patent Office website
EPO European Patent Office website: http://www.epo.org
Patent search: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/
Patent application search: https://register.epo.org/regviewer
Trademark search: https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/
The official website of the European Patent Office (EPO) is an authoritative intergovernmental intellectual property service platform established under the European Patent Convention. Officially headquartered in Munich, Germany, with branch offices across Europe, the EPO covers 38 member states, and its granted patents take effect in 44 European countries. The website provides full-process services including European patent application, retrieval, examination, authorization and opposition handling. It hosts the free global patent retrieval system Espacenet, offering access to over 65 million global patent documents with a time span of more than a century. Serving global applicants, enterprises and research institutions, the platform delivers standardized patent services, data analysis, policy announcements and innovation information. As Europe’s most authoritative portal for patent disclosure and intellectual property services, it strongly supports cross-border patent layout and technical achievement protection.
