Interact with us on your files
MyEPO is the place to interact with us during EP, UP and PCT proceedings.
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“MyEPO Portfolio" is now "MyEPO"
We have changed the name to reflect how MyEPO is evolving beyond just working with portfolios of applications to covering more aspects of your daily work.
In MyEPO you can receive Mailbox communications from the EPO about your proceedings. And in European proceedings (EP, UP and Euro-PCT) you can access your digital files, submit requests and replies about applications, and interact online with examiners during a live consultation.
You can use the generative-AI based Legal Interactive Platform to consult over 6 000 pages of legal texts from the EPO and the Boards of Appeal.
Representatives and their support staff can also manage their entry in the list of professional representatives before the EPO.
Your company administrator can use MyEPO to manage which users have access to your company’s Mailbox and application portfolios and have fee payment rights.
- Getting access
Please read our Get access page.
You can access MyEPO using your EPO account with two-factor authentication.
- Getting started
MyEPO feature guides
MyEPO feature guide - overview and getting started
MyEPO feature guide - your EPO account and two-factor authentication
MyEPO feature guide - managing user access in MyEPO
MyEPO feature guide - accessing your portfolios and documents
MyEPO feature guide - handling Mailbox communications
MyEPO feature guide - replying to communications with deadlines
MyEPO feature guide - submitting procedural requests
MyEPO feature guide - shared area
MyEPO feature guide – the Legal Interactive Platform
MyEPO feature guide - managing representative profiles and associations
MyEPO feature guide - APIs for exchanging information with your IP management systemsTutorials
Recordings of online seminars
How to set up Online Filing 2.0 and the EPO Mailbox in your company
Watch a recording of the online seminar of 11 February 2025
MyEPO Mailbox – PCT Link
Watch a recording of the online seminar of 6 February 2025
Business-to-business technical interface (API) for MyEPO and Online Filing 2.0
Watch the recording of the online seminar of 25 September 2024
The EPO's registers of representatives and how to manage entries using MyEPO
Watch the recording of the online seminar of 25 June 2024
MyEPO – shared area
Watch a video about the shared area of MyEPO Porfolio
Watch the recording of the EPO User Day of 12 June 2024MyEPO – Legal Interactive Platform
- Features, benefits and legal information
With MyEPO you can receive and process your Mailbox communications from the EPO during EP, UP and PCT proceedings.
In European proceedings (EP, UP and Euro-PCT) you can also:
- view your portfolio of patent applications in search, examination and opposition
- view the content of the digital file for an application or a granted patent with pending proceedings
- interact online with examiners during a live consultation
- reply to the following communications from the EPO by the deadlines shown:
- a communication about intention to grant - Rule 71(3) EPC
- a communication in examination - Article 94(3) EPC
- the extended European search report - Rule 70a EPC
- an invitation about subject-matter for search - Rules 62a and 63 EPC
- a communication under Rules 161(1) and 162 EPC
- make requests about applications:
- change or withdrawal of representation
- changes to bibliographic data
- withdrawal of application
- transfer of rights
- registration or cancellation of licences and other rights
- order certified copies
Your company administrator can use MyEPO to manage which users have access to your company’s Mailbox and application portfolios and have fee payment rights.
All users of MyEPO can use the generative-AI based Legal Interactive Platform to consult over 6 000 pages of legal texts from the EPO and the Boards of Appeal.
Representatives (or their support staff) can also manage their entry in the list of professional representatives before the EPO, and company administrators can manage composition of associations.
Full list of communications which will be notified electronically via the Mailbox
List of communications which are not notified electronically via the Mailbox
Read about the roadmap of new features that we plan to introduce in coming months.
Benefits of MyEPO
MyEPO provides improved access and procedural guidance, direct interaction with the EPO on files, and enables the exchange of digital information.
Improved access
MyEPO provides an interface that is user-friendly, intuitive and easy to access.
It incorporates the functionalities of the legacy Mailbox and My Files services, with useability improvements. It is easier to view documents in the digital file, with access to documents in their original data format, including parts in colour where available.
Mailbox access is available to international agents and non European parties acting before the EPO under the PCT.
Improved procedural guidance
MyEPO provides you with information about pending actions in reply to a communication from the EPO and the associated deadlines.
It offers a simplified approach to making procedural submissions. You are guided through the process with procedural information, and plausibility checks and validations help reduce the risk of error.
The generative AI-based Legal Interactive Platform of MyEPO allows users to search over 6 000 pages of legal documents from the EPO and Boards of Appeal with conversational language. It provides quick, precise summaries and direct links to relevant patent law sources – unlike traditional keyword searches.
Direct interaction with the EPO on files
MyEPO provides you a personal shared area where you can upload, review, edit and annotate documents together with examiners during a live consultation. This real-time interaction increases quality, transparency as well as efficiency.
Exchange of digital information
MyEPO allows you to download data about your application portfolios, pending tasks and Mailbox communications, including links to the digital file.
You can upload information when submitting requests and replying to communications from the EPO.
We have introduced new business-to-business interfaces (APIs) so that users can automate exchange of data between their IP management systems and MyEPO services.
Legal information
Notice from the European Patent Office dated 9 February 2024 concerning new features of MyEPO
Data Protection Statement on the processing of personal data for MyEPO
- FAQ
FAQ - MyEPO
FAQ - Get Access – EPO Account
FAQ - Managing user access in MyEPO
FAQ - Applications and Patents
FAQ - Mailbox
FAQ - Submitting procedural requests about applications
FAQ - Shared area
FAQ - Representative area
FAQ - APIs for exchanging information with your IT systems
FAQ - Legal Interactive Platform (LIP)- Top 50 MyEPO users
Below we present the Top 50 of MyEPO PCT Link users during the third quarter (July-September) of 2024.
Top 50 PCT Link users
Rank Company # Downloads Q3/2024 Country code 1 Fish & Richardson 99440 US 2 Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. 83016 US 3 Ofinno, LLC 64015 US 4 Ericsson 46166 SE 5 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 28884 US 6 BakerHostetler 22770 US 7 Holland & Hart LLP 21516 US 8 Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP 20694 US 9 Harrity & Harrity, LLP 18552 US 10 Haley Guiliano International LLP 13922 UK 11 Vossius & Partner 13266 DE 12 Foley Hoag LLP 13064 US 13 Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C. 12811 US 14 DLA Piper - San Francisco 12184 US 15 Siemens AG 12054 DE 16 BMW 11571 DE 17 Nokia Technologies Oy 11436 FI 18 Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett Dunner 10706 US 19 Cytiva Sweden AB 10203 SE 20 Patentgruppen A/S 10176 DK 21 The Procter & Gamble Company CY 9703 US 22 GLP Srl 9126 IT 23 Zhongzi Law Office 8135 CN 24 McKee, Voorhees & Sease PLC 6973 US 25 Bridle Intellectual Property Limited 6904 UK 26 Fox Rothschild 6762 US 27 Dow 6723 US 28 Corning Inc. 6684 US 29 Baker Botts LLP 6328 US 30 Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP 6301 US 31 Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP 6226 US 32 Gilead Sciences, Inc. 6160 US 33 Reddie & Grose LLP 5836 UK 34 Haynes and Boone, LLP 5605 US 35 Viksnins Harris Padys Malen 5511 US 36 Penilla IP, APC 5434 US 37 Solventum 5286 US 38 Troutman Sanders LLP 4866 US 39 Johnson & Johnson Patent Law Dept. 4840 US 40 Geyra Kesten Frydman 4788 IL 41 Liu, Shen & Associates 4718 CN 42 3M Innovative Properties Company 4014 US 43 Maschoff Brennan 3924 US 44 Hoffmann-La Roche 3889 CH 45 Brunacci & Partners S.r.l. 3589 IT 46 Gesmer Updegrove LLP 3334 US 47 Orrick, Herringron & Sutcliffe LLP 3094 US 48 Dyson Technology Limited 2980 UK 49 Abitz & Partner Patentanwälte 2915 DE 50 IFP Energies nouvelles 2865 FR - Information for pilot participants
We continuously strive to improve our online services and incorporate feedback from our user community. For this, we regularly collect feedback from our users through focus groups and pilot trials.
You can find more information here about the current MyEPO pilot project.
If you are interested in participating in pilot trials, please volunteer here.
Please note: When gathering input, we try to ensure a fair balance of users in terms of profile, company size, location and level of expertise. If we do not contact you immediately, we will save your details and get back to you if we need your support.