I’m a new user​

What are MyEPO services ?

MyEPO services are your gateway to the EPO’s online patent granting process. Covering all stages of the process, MyEPO services comprise three distinct services, with MyEPO as the central access point and core service:

and benefit from a range of features designed to make your work easier and more efficient.

Watch this video overview of MyEPO services.
Read this overview of MyEPO and getting started.
Visit the MyEPO services webpage for more information.

How can I get started using MyEPO services ?

Choose the option that applies to you and follow the instructions.

I work for a patent attorney firm or legal services organisation that represents applicants or opponents
Are you the first person from your firm or association to start using MyEPO services?
No

Before registering, contact your firm’s MyEPO administrator. Let them know that you plan to register as a MyEPO user for the firm and ask them to confirm the company name in MyEPO that you should link to your EPO account when you create it.

If you do not know who your MyEPO administrator is, contact us at epo.org/support.

Yes

Every company or firm using MyEPO must have at least one MyEPO administrator who will manage access rights to our online services for staff working for the company. Since you are the first person from your firm to start using MyEPO services, you will automatically receive administration rights when you create your EPO account so you can act as your firm’s MyEPO administrator. You will be able delegate this role to other users from your company later.

Read our feature guide about managing user access in MyEPO for more information about the key role MyEPO administrators play in managing access rights for staff working for your company.

Have you created an EPO account for yourself yet?​
No

You need an EPO account to use MyEPO services.

To get started, create an EPO account. During registration, you will set up your email address, password and two-factor authentication methods. The email address should be an individual one that only you will be using.

We recommend adding at least two back-up authentication methods. This will help you keep access to your account if one method is unavailable.

Yes

Ok - go to the next question.

Have you completed your registration in MyEPO by linking your EPO account with your firm?

To use MyEPO services, your EPO account must be linked to a “company” in MyEPO. This helps control access to confidential information about applications.

No or Not sure

Sign into MyEPO with your EPO account.

If your account is not yet linked to your firm, you will be asked to select it from a list.

MyEPO screen showing a user selecting an existing company to join by searching for and choosing a company from the company list.


Your MyEPO administrator must then approve your request before you can access your firm’s MyEPO services.

Yes

Ok – go to the next question.

Has your MyEPO administrator granted you access to MyEPO services? ​
No or not sure

Sign into MyEPO with your EPO account. If you see the welcome screen, your access has been granted.

If not, contact your MyEPO administrator and ask them to:

  • approve you as a member of your company in MyEPO
    • grant you the access rights you need for your role, such as access to the company mailbox, application portfolios, drafting and sending submissions in MyEPO and Online Filing 2.0, paying fees or viewing payment plans in Central Fee Payment.

If you do not know who your MyEPO administrator is, contact us at epo.org/support.

If you are the first person from your firm to register for MyEPO, then you are automatically the MyEPO administrator and can use the Admin Area to grant access rights to yourself and other users.

 

Before your firm can receive communications from the EPO, you must use the recipient page in the Admin area to add European professional representatives in your firm as a mailbox recipients and activate the mailbox for your firm. You may also create an association of representatives and add it as a mailbox recipient. Note: the EPO will validate your request to add mailbox recipients. This validation process typically takes one or two days. Once validated, you should enable electronic communications for each recipient. Read this feature guide about setting up your mailbox or watch this video.

Yes

Ok - go to the next question.

Do you want to pay fees using an EPO deposit account? ​
No

Ok, no further action is required.

Yes

To be able to pay fees, manage your EPO deposit account or set up automatic debits, the deposit account of your firm must be linked to your EPO account. Contact us at epo.org/support to check or arrange this.

Completed all steps? Congratulations - you are now registered and can start using MyEPO services.

Visit the MyEPO services webpage to find out what you can do and where to get support.

If you are a qualified European professional representative, you can use MyEPO to request and manage your entry in the official list of professional representatives before the EPO. You can also manage associations of representatives. Read more.

I work for company or organisation that applies for patents
Are you the first person from your company to start using MyEPO services?
No

Before registering, contact your company’s MyEPO administrator. Let them know that you plan to register as a MyEPO user for the company, and ask them to confirm the company name in MyEPO that you should link to your EPO account when you create it.

If you do not know who your MyEPO administrator is, contact us at epo.org/support.

Yes

Every company or using MyEPO must have at least one MyEPO administrator who will manage access rights to our online services for staff working for the company. Since you are the first person from your company to start using MyEPO services, you will automatically receive administration rights when you create your EPO account so you can act as your company’s MyEPO administrator. You will be able delegate this role to other users from your company later.

Read our feature guide about managing user access in MyEPO for more information about the key role MyEPO administrators play in managing access rights for staff working for your company.

Have you created an EPO account for yourself yet?
No

You need an EPO account to use MyEPO services.

To get started, create an EPO account. During registration, you will set up your email address, password and two-factor authentication methods. The email address should be an individual one that only you will be using.

We recommend adding at least two back-up authentication methods. This will help you keep access to your account if one method is unavailable.

Yes

Ok - go to the next question.

Have you completed your registration in MyEPO by linking your EPO account with your company?

To use MyEPO services, your EPO account must be linked to a “company” in MyEPO. This helps control access to confidential information about applications.

No or not sure

Sign into MyEPO with your EPO account.

If your account is not yet linked to your company, you will be asked to select it from a list.

MyEPO screen showing a user selecting an existing company to join by searching for and choosing a company from the company list.


Your MyEPO administrator must then approve your request before you can access your firm’s MyEPO services.

Yes

Ok - go to the next question.

Has your MyEPO administrator granted you access to MyEPO services?
No or not sure

Sign into MyEPO with your EPO account. If you see the welcome screen, your access has been granted.

If not, contact your MyEPO administrator and ask them to:

  • approve you as a member of your company in MyEPO
    • grant you the access rights you need for your role, such as access to the company mailbox, application portfolios, drafting and sending submissions in MyEPO and Online Filing 2.0, paying fees or viewing payment plans in Central Fee Payment.

If you do not know who your MyEPO administrator is, contact us at epo.org/support.

If you are the first person from your company to register for MyEPO, then you are automatically the MyEPO administrator and can use the Admin Area to grant access rights to yourself and other users.

 

Before your company can receive communications from the EPO, you must use the recipient page in the Admin area to add your company as a mailbox recipient and activate the mailbox for your company. Note: the EPO will validate your request to add mailbox recipients. This validation process typically takes one or two days. Once validated, you should enable electronic communications for your recipient. Read this feature guide about setting up your mailbox or watch this video.

Yes

Ok - go to the next question.

Do you want to pay fees using an EPO deposit account?
No

Ok, no further action is required.

Yes

To be able to pay fees, manage your EPO deposit account or set up automatic debits, the deposit account of your firm must be linked to your EPO account. Contact us at epo.org/support to check or arrange this.

Completed all steps? Congratulations - you are now registered and can start using MyEPO services.

Visit the MyEPO services webpage to find out what you can do and where to get support.

If you are thinking of filing a patent application for the first time, visit our dedicated web page for new applicants which offers lots of free information and tips, and suggests further sources of help and advice.

 

As an applicant, you can choose to represent yourself when applying for a patent. Many companies also appoint a professional representative to manage patent application proceedings. If you wish to consult or appoint a professional representative, you can find one in our regularly updated database of professional representatives before the EPO.

I am an individual acting on my own behalf

If you want to use MyEPO services as an individual acting on your own behalf and not representing a company, follow these steps.

This applies, for example, if you are an inventor applying for a patent and will act on your own behalf during the proceedings. Or if you do not intend to file a patent application but would like to use MyEPO features such as the Legal Interactive Platform.

Have you created an EPO account for yourself yet?
No

You need an EPO account to use MyEPO services.

To get started, create an EPO account. During registration, you will set up your email address, password and two-factor authentication methods. The email address should be an individual one that only you will be using.

We recommend adding at least two back-up authentication methods. This will help you keep access to your account if one method is unavailable.

Yes

Ok - go to the next question.

Have you completed your registration in MyEPO by linking your EPO account with a new company in MyEPO ?

To use MyEPO services, your EPO account must be linked to a “company”. This helps control access to confidential information about applications.

As you are an individual acting on your own behalf, we will create a dedicated MyEPO “company“ for you. You will be the administrator of this company and can manage access rights to other users if any.

No or not sure

Sign into MyEPO with your EPO account.

If your account is not yet linked to your “company“, you will see you have the option to request creation of a new “company” in MyEPO and can provide the name you wish to give the company. We advise providing simply your name.

MyEPO screen showing a user selecting an existing company to join by searching for and choosing a company from the company list.
Yes

Ok – go to the next question.

Have you granted yourself access rights as an MyEPO administrator?
No or not sure

As an individual person acting on your own behalf, you will have your own dedicated “company” in MyEPO.

You are the administrator of this company and can manage access rights using the Admin area of MyEPO.

Before using MyEPO services, grant yourself the access rights you need for your role, such as access to the company mailbox, application portfolios, drafting and sending submissions in MyEPO and Online Filing 2.0, paying fees or viewing payment plans in Central Fee Payment. Read our feature guide about managing user access in MyEPO for more information about how to do this.

Yes

Ok - go to the next question.

Have you activated your mailbox in MyEPO?
No or not sure

To receive EPO communications via the mailbox in MyEPO, you need to use the Admin area of MyEPO to add yourself as a mailbox recipient and activate the mailbox for your “company”. Note: the EPO will validate your request to add mailbox recipients. This validation process typically takes one or two days. Once validated, you should enable electronic communications for your recipient. Read this feature guide about setting up your mailbox or watch this video.

Yes

Ok - go to the next question.

Do you want to pay fees using an EPO deposit account?
No

Ok, no further action is required.

Yes

To be able to pay fees, manage your EPO deposit account or set up automatic debits, the deposit account of your company must be linked to your EPO account. Contact us at epo.org/support to check or arrange this.

Completed all steps? Congratulations - you are now registered and can start using MyEPO services.

Visit the MyEPO services webpage to find out what you can do and where to get support.

If you are an inventor thinking of filing a patent application, visit our dedicated web page for new applicants which offers lots of free information and tips, and suggests further sources of help and advice.

 

There can be moments when you want legal guidance beyond that offered on the EPO website. If you wish to consult a qualified European patent attorney or legal practitioner, you can find one in our regularly updated database of professional representatives before the EPO.