See also
European Patent Register
The European Patent Register contains all the publicly available information on European patent applications as they pass through the grant procedure, including oppositions, patent attorney/EPO correspondence and more. This service also provides for public file inspection.
Direct access
Access the European Patent Register with a secure HTTPS connection
Search the European Patent Register in German, English and French
Getting started
- European Patent Register - An introductory guide (1.4 MB)
- Fair use charter for the EPO's online patent information products
Editorial
Of all the changes introduced in the autumn release of the European Patent Register, the most visible is the highlighting of search terms in the result list and the register record. The major breakthrough, however, is the deep linking to a number of national patent office registers.
Deep links to national patent registers
Announced at the EPO Patent Information Conference in Ireland
this October, deep linking will make legal status information more
easily accessible. Imagine a European application
which eventually makes it to grant and enters the national phase in a
number of EPC contracting states. You inspect the European register,
and if you want to know what
happened to the European patent in a particular member state, you
can now go straight to the national patent office record via the
relevant deep link. All it takes is just one click and
you're there. The EPO is working on increasing the number of
national registers that can be deep-linked in this way.
Another major change coming up is the integration of Register Alert (formerly known as WebRegMT) into the European Patent Register. WebRegMT was previously a separate application, but from early 2012, you will be able to select files for monitoring and set up your user accounts from within the Register. There will be some changes to the sign-on procedure for the alert service. These will be announced in good time before the launch.