Options for representatives
- Interact with us using MyEPO to manage representative profiles and associations
In our online service MyEPO, in the dedicated representative area, it’s quick and easy to make requests for:
- entry and re-entry on the list of professional representatives / entry on the register of legal practitioners
- changes to your entry on the list of professional representatives / register of legal practitioners
- deletion from the list of professional representatives / register of legal practitioners
We launched a new and improved searchable database on our website on 3 February 2025. This database comprises a standardised set of information for each professional representative and includes telecommunication details if these have been provided and consent to their publication has been given.
Reaching another milestone on the EPO’s journey towards simplification and digitisation, the online service MyEPO now offers a self-service function for the creation and administration of associations.
For more information, see the MyEPO feature guide: managing representative profiles and associations and FAQ.
To use MyEPO services, follow the instructions on our website to create an EPO account and get access.
If you're not a user of MyEPO, follow the instructions in the relevant section below.
- Request for entry on the list of professional representatives before the EPO
The EPO launched a new and improved searchable database on its website on 3 February 2025. This database comprises a standardised set of information for each professional representative and includes telecommunication details if these have been provided and consent to their publication has been given.
If you’re a user of MyEPO, please use it to interact with us online.
If you’re not a user of MyEPO, please follow the instructions in this section.
Form title Download Request for entry on the list of professional representatives before the European Patent Office (Form 52300 01.25) Editable form Please print, sign (wet signature) and scan Form 52300. Then print and scan your EQE result letter and combine it with all the other supporting documents required as indicated on the form into one single PDF attachment. The file size must not exceed 2 MB.
Please name your file as follows: Surname, First name_request.pdf
To send your request to the EPO, go to the contact form and select/upload your file. You will receive an enquiry number by email. Where necessary, e.g. if the attachment exceeds the maximum size, you can use the contact form to send a second file to complete your request. In this case, please make sure to indicate the enquiry number you received.
Further information is available in the FAQ.- Request for re-entry on the list of professional representatives before the EPO
The EPO launched a new and improved searchable database on its website on 3 February 2025. This database comprises a standardised set of information for each professional representative and includes telecommunication details if these have been provided and consent to their publication has been given.
If you’re a user of MyEPO, please use it to interact with us online.
If you’re not a user of MyEPO, please follow the instructions in this section.Form title Download Request for re-entry on the list of professional representatives before the European Patent Office (Form 52303 01.25) Editable form Please print, sign (wet signature) and scan Form 52303 and combine it with all the other documents required as indicated on the form into one single PDF attachment. The file size must not exceed 2 MB.
Please name your file as follows: Surname, First name_request.pdf
To send your request to the EPO, go to the contact form and select/upload your file. You will receive an enquiry number by email. Where necessary, e.g. if the attachment exceeds the maximum size, you can use the contact form to send a second file to complete your request. In this case, please make sure to indicate the enquiry number you received.
Further information is available in the FAQ.- Request for changes in the list of professional representatives before the EPO
The EPO launched a new and improved searchable database on its website on 3 February 2025. This database comprises a standardised set of information for each professional representative and includes telecommunication details if these have been provided and consent to their publication has been given.
If you’re a user of MyEPO, please use it to interact with us online.
If you’re not a user of MyEPO, please follow the instructions in this section.Form title Download Request for registration of changes relating to an entry in the list of professional representatives before the European Patent Office (Form 52301 01.25) Editable form Please return the completed form to the Legal Division of the EPO, preferably attached to an email to [email protected].
This form has been updated in line with the legal framework for the protection of personal data at the EPO.
Further information is available in the FAQ.
- Request for deletion from the list of professional representatives before the EPO
The EPO launched a new and improved searchable database on its website on 3 February 2025. This database comprises a standardised set of information for each professional representative and includes telecommunication details if these have been provided and consent to their publication has been given.
If you’re a user of MyEPO, please use it to interact with us online.
If you’re not a user of MyEPO, please follow the instructions in this section.
Form title Download Deletion from the list of professional representatives before the EPO (Form 52306 01.24) Editable form Please return the completed form to the Legal Division of the EPO, preferably attached to an email to [email protected].
Use of this form is recommended for professional representatives to request the deletion of their entry from the list of professional representatives (Rule 154(1) EPC) or for any person to inform the EPO of the death of a professional representative (Rule 154(2)(a) EPC).
Further information is available in the FAQ.- Request for registration/deletion of an association of representatives
In our online service MyEPO, you can use the self-service function to register an association (Rule 152(11) EPC) quickly and easily. For more information, see the MyEPO feature guide: managing representative profiles and associations and FAQ.
If you’re not a user of MyEPO, please follow the instructions in this section.Form title Download Request for registration/deletion of an association of representatives (Form 52304 10.25) Editable form Please return the completed form to the Legal Division of the EPO, preferably attached to an email to [email protected].
Further information is available in the FAQ.- Request for changes relating to an association of representatives
In our online service MyEPO, you can use the self-service function for quick and easy administration of an association. For more information, see the MyEPO feature guide: managing representative profiles and associations and FAQ.
Form title Download Request for changes relating to an association of representatives (Form 52305 10.25) Editable form Please return the completed form to the Legal Division of the EPO, preferably attached to an email to [email protected].
Further information is available in the FAQ.- Entry on the register of legal practitioners
In our online service MyEPO, in the dedicated representative area, it’s quick and easy to make requests relating to entries on the register of legal practitioners. For more information, see the MyEPO feature guide: managing representative profiles and associations and FAQ.
If you’re not a user of MyEPO, follow the instructions in this section.
Form title Download Request for registration as a legal practitioner with the EPO (Form 52307 10.25) Editable form Data protection statement on the processing of personal data as part of Customer Service Management
Print, sign and scan Form 52307 and combine it with all the other documents required, as indicated on the form, into one single PDF attachment. The file size must not exceed 2 MB.
Please name your file as follows: Last name, First name_request.pdf
To send us your request, go to our contact form and select/upload your file. You will receive an enquiry number by email. Where necessary, e.g. if the attachment exceeds the maximum size, you can use the contact form to send a second file to complete your request. In this case, please indicate the enquiry number you received.For further information, see the FAQ.
- Deletion from the register of legal practitioners
In our online service MyEPO, in the dedicated representative area, it is quick and easy to make requests relating to entries on the register of legal practitioners. For more information, see the MyEPO feature guide: managing representative profiles and associations and FAQ.
If you’re not a user of MyEPO, please follow the instructions in this section.
Form title Download Deletion from the register of legal practitioners (Form 52309 10.25) Editable form Please return the completed form to the Legal Division of the EPO, preferably attached to an email to [email protected].
You can use this form to request the deletion of your own name from our register of legal practitioners or that of another legal practitioner following their demise.For further information, see the FAQ.