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Use EPO Open Patent Services with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search global patents. audit bibliographic and legal data via AI.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 4 capabilities

The complete EPO Open Patent Services capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with EPO Open Patent Services.

Capability set01 / 01

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through EPO Open Patent Services.

  1. 01

    Check API status

    Check if the EPO Open Patent Services are operational

  2. 02

    Get patent legal status

    Check the current legal status of a patent publication

  3. 03

    Get patent bibliographic

    Get full bibliographic metadata for a specific patent by Doc ID

  4. 04

    Search epo patents

    Search for published patents in the EPO database

Observed, not estimated

832ms average. Fast in production.

EPO Open Patent Services is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1091ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
589ms
Slowest day
1091ms
14-day trend
Slowing+28%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of EPO Open Patent Services, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with EPO Open Patent Services. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

EPO Open Patent Services Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_wqzFHyOKgMzSsx5wlhmYNM2eKF5r2imr9VlaL9BL/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — EPO Open Patent Services capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epo-open-patent-services-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_wqzFHyOKgMzSsx5wlhmYNM2eKF5r2imr9VlaL9BL/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions EPO Open Patent Services owners ask.

  • 01

    How do I find my EPO Credentials?

    Register for an account at the EPO OPS developer portal, create an application, and you will receive your Consumer Key and Consumer Secret. Copy and paste them below.

  • 02

    Does it support legal status checks?

    Yes. The get_patent_legal_status capability retrieves the current administrative and legal status metadata for specified patent publications.

  • 03

    What format is required for Doc IDs?

    The API uses standard EPODOC format (e.g., EP1234567) for patent identifiers across all retrieval capabilities.