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EPO Open Patent Services MCP. Audit IP data and check legal status instantly.

EPO Open Patent Services provides direct, AI-driven access to Europe and global patent data. Your agent instantly retrieves full bibliographic details, checks current legal statuses of patents, and searches published records from authoritative sources like EPO OPS.

EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access

Search for Published Patents

You can initiate broad searches across the entire EPO database to find relevant intellectual property filings.

Check Patent Legal Status

The MCP verifies the current legal standing of any specific patent publication, telling you if rights are granted or pending.

Retrieve Metadata by ID

You get all the core data—titles, applicants, dates—for a known patent using its unique document identifier.

Monitor API Health

The agent checks the connection status to ensure your entire IP research workflow is operational and reliable.

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What AI agents can do with EPO Open Patent Services: 4 Tools

Use these four tools to perform comprehensive IP research tasks—from broad patent searches to checking the precise legal standing of any document.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

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Check Api Status

Verifies if the EPO Open Patent Services connection is currently working and operational.

Get Patent Bibliographic

Retrieves comprehensive metadata, such as titles and applicants, for a patent using...

Get Patent Legal Status

Checks the precise current legal standing of any given patent publication.

Search Epo Patents

Runs complex searches across the EPO database to find multiple published patents...

Security and governance baked right in.

Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.

EPO Open Patent Services MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The EPO Open Patent Services integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Start with EPO Open Patent Services, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

  • Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
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Tracking patents used to be an administrative nightmare.

Today, if you're tracking intellectual property for a client or competitor, your workflow looks like this: You find a reference number. Then, you open the EPO portal in one tab. You paste the ID into another form. You click submit. If it works, you copy key data points—the title, the date, the applicant—and paste them into a third spreadsheet. This is slow, and half the time, you're guessing if the data you got is even current.

With this MCP, that process disappears entirely. You simply ask your agent to 'Get me all the bibliographic details for these five patents.' The tool handles the connection, the querying, and the return of clean, structured data points—all without leaving your chat window.

Accessing Patent Data with `get_patent_bibliographic`

The manual steps that vanish are the multiple context switches: opening the browser, finding the right form field for 'Document ID,' and then having to manually cross-check which fields contain the applicant vs. the title. You also waste time confirming if the document you found is even current.

Now, when your agent runs `get_patent_bibliographic`, it pulls every required data point—titles, applicants, dates—and presents them instantly and accurately. It’s not just faster; it's a complete shift in how reliable IP analysis happens.

What EPO Open Patent Services MCP does for your AI

Need to audit intellectual property or track competitive filings? This MCP connects your AI client directly to the European Patent Office's official database. Instead of logging into multiple patent portals and clicking through endless forms, you just talk to your agent. You ask a question—say, 'What is the legal standing of this specific invention?'—and it gets an instant answer.

Your agent can pull metadata for thousands of published patents, verifying titles, applicants, and publication dates without you ever touching a web form. This capability transforms complex IP research into a simple conversation. By connecting through Vinkius, your AI client becomes a real-time patent consultant, handling everything from deep archival searches to monitoring the operational status of the data stream.

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Frequently asked questions about EPO Open Patent Services MCP

How do I use the EPO Open Patent Services MCP to search for patents? +

Use search_epo_patents and provide the agent with clear keywords, technology areas, or document types. The tool executes a targeted query across the entire database.

What is the difference between bibliographic and legal status using this MCP? +

Bibliographic data (get_patent_bibliographic) gives you factual details about the patent (who, what, when). Legal status (get_patent_legal_status) tells you if those rights are currently enforceable.

Does the EPO Open Patent Services MCP require me to input credentials? +

Yes. You must subscribe and provide your specific consumer key and secret for the agent to authenticate with the authoritative source.

Can I check if the patent search connection is working before a big project? +

Absolutely. Run check_api_status first. This quickly confirms that all services are online and ready for your research workflow.