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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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.
01-04
4 capabilities in this set.
Part of 4 available through EPO Open Patent Services.
- 01
Check API status
Check if the EPO Open Patent Services are operational
- 02
Get patent legal status
Check the current legal status of a patent publication
- 03
Get patent bibliographic
Get full bibliographic metadata for a specific patent by Doc ID
- 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.
- 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.
https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_wqzFHyOKgMzSsx5wlhmYNM2eKF5r2imr9VlaL9BL/mcpClaude Desktop
Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.
- 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
- 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
- 3Click Add and start a new chat — EPO Open Patent Services capabilities are ready to use.
{
"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.
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