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Munich

Postal address

Use this address to send documents to the EPO by a traditional mail service:

80298 Munich
Germany

Use this address to send documents to the EPO by courier:

Bayerstr. 34
80335
Munich

Site addresses of EPO buildings

Isar building

Bob-van-Benthem-Platz 1
(formerly Erhardtstrasse 27)
80469 Munich
Germany

PschorrHöfe (PH) buildings

  • PH Main
    Bayerstr. 34
    80335
    Munich
  • PH VII
    Bayerstr. 115
    80335
    Munich
  • PH VIII
    Grasserstr. 9
    80339
    Munich

Hotels in Munich

The EPO has compiled a list of selected hotels in Munich

To book a room at preferential rates in one of them, please contact the Amex GBT travel agency by phone or email.

Please make it clear that you will be paying yourself and are attending an EPO event. If booking by email, please indicate this in the subject line.

Tel: +49 (0) 693 807 917 66
DE.travel@amexgbt.com

Opening hours: Mo. - Fr. 08:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs
Outside opening hours, please call +49 (0) 693 807 917 66

The Hague

Postal address

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Postbus 5818
2280 HV Rijswijk
The Netherlands

Site adress

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    Patentlaan 2
    2288 EE Rijswijk
    The Netherlands

Hotels in The Hague

The EPO has compiled a list of selected hotels in The Hague.

To book a room at preferential rates in one of them, please contact the Amex GBT travel agency by phone or email.

Please make it clear that you will be paying yourself and are attending an EPO event. If booking by email, please indicate this in the subject line.

Tel: +49 (0) 693 807 917 66
NL.travel@amexgbt.com

Opening hours: Mo. - Fr. 08:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs
Outside opening hours, please call +49 (0) 693 807 917 66



Berlin

Postal address

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10958 Berlin
Germany

Site address

Use this address to send documents to the EPO by courier:

Gitschiner Strasse 97
10969 Berlin, Germany

Hotels in Berlin

The EPO has compiled a list of selected hotels in Berlin.

To book a room at preferential rates in one of them, please contact the Amex GBT travel agency by phone or email.

Please make it clear that you will be paying yourself and are attending an EPO event. If booking by email, please indicate this in the subject line.

Tel: +49 (0) 693 807 917 66
DE.travel@amexgbt.com

Opening hours: Mo. - Fr. 08:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs
Outside opening hours, please call +49 (0) 693 807 917 66



Vienna

Postal address

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Postgasse 8
1010 Vienna
Austria

Site address

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Postgasse 8
1010 Vienna
Austria

Hotels in Vienna

The EPO has compiled a list of selected hotels.

To book a room at preferential rates in one of them, please contact the Amex GBT travel agency by phone or email.

Please make it clear that you will be paying yourself and are attending an EPO event. If booking by email, please indicate this in the subject line.

Tel: +49 (0) 693 807 917 66
DE.travel@amexgbt.com

Opening hours: Mo. - Fr. 08:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs
Outside opening hours, please call +49 (0) 693 807 917 66



Brussels

The role of our Brussels Bureau is to liaise with the EU institutions and relevant stakeholders in Brussels. It does not accept or process patent applications. For security reasons, unannounced visitors will not be received. For questions about patent applications or the patent granting process, please refer to our FAQs or contact our User Services.

Postal and site address

Rond-Point Schuman, 6 (6th floor)
1040 Brussels
Belgium

Hotels in Brussels

  • Holiday-Inn Brussels-Schuman
    Rue Breydel, 20
    1040 Brussels, Belgium
    Tel. +32 2 280 40 00

  • NH Brussels City Centre (Brussels Centre)
    Chée de Charleroi, 17
    1060 Brussels, Belgium
    Tel. +32 2 539 01 60


Munich, Haar (Boards of Appeal)

Postal address

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80298 Munich
Germany

Use this address to send documents to the EPO by courier:

Bayerstr. 34
80335 Munich
Germany

Site address

Richard-Reitzner-Allee 8
85540 Haar
Germany

Hotels in Munich

The EPO has compiled a list of selected hotels.

To book a room at preferential rates in one of them, please contact the Amex GBT travel agency by phone or email.

Please make it clear that you will be paying yourself and are attending an EPO event. If booking by email, please indicate this in the subject line.

Tel: +49 (0) 693 807 917 66
DE.travel@amexgbt.com

Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 08.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs
Outside opening hours, please call +49 (0) 693 807 917 66

Hotels in Haar

The EPO has not negotiated any rates for these hotels.



Further information for visitors

If you want to speak to a specific department, call one of the EPO's switchboards.

Please note that calls relating to procedural matters and/or online services will be transferred to User Services.

(Monday to Friday, 08.00-18.00 hrs CET except for Brussels - 17.00 hrs CET)

Munich

+49 (0)89 2399-0

The Hague

+31 70 340-2040

Berlin

+49 30 259 01-0

Vienna

+43 (0)1 52126-0

Brussels

+32 (0) 227415-90

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