OPS data is extracted from the EPO's bibliographic, worldwide legal status, full-text and image databases and is therefore from the same sources as the Espacenet and European Patent Register data.

For a volume of data in excess of the free threshold per week a yearly subscription rate applies.

With OPS you can:

• add EPO data to your own software applications or in-house databases
• develop tailor-made clients
• download large volumes of data

Conditions:

• Up to 4 GB of data per week - free of charge
• More than 4 GB of data per week - annual subscription for calendar year required

For more information about what we consider to be appropriate usage see our:

• Fair use charter
• Terms and conditions for use of the EPO's Open Patent Services (OPS)

More information to the product: epo.org/ops