| Overview |
| Summary | European Patent Office web services |
| Category | Government |
| Tags | search government law |
| Date Reviewed | 2006-06-25 |
| Description | Patent, family, legal, bibliographic data, and documents available via web service. |
| API Home Page | http://ops.espacenet.com/ |
| Most Popular Open Patent Services Mashups |
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| Protocol |
| Protocols | SOAP |
| WSDL | http://ops.espacenet.com/OpenPatentServices/w ... |
| Data Formats | XML |
| Service Endpoint | http://ops.espacenet.com/OpenPatentServices/w ... |
| Functionality |
| API Groups | |
| Example API Methods | Examples |
| Client Install Required | No |
| Security |
| Authentication Model | None |
| SSL Support | No |
| Read-only Without Login | Yes |
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| Signup and Licensing |
| Signup Requirements | None |
| Developer Key Required | No |
| Account with Service Required | |
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