Meeting the highest IT security and data protection standards
To protect the information with which users entrust us, the EPO’s IT systems and those developed under IT co-operation initiatives meet the highest cybersecurity and data protection standards. The EPO continues to implement innovative digital tools developed together with strategic partners. By adopting cutting-edge AI solutions deployed in Europe, the EPO is strengthening European sovereignty, ensuring that sensitive patent information is processed in compliance with European legal, operational and ethical frameworks.
The governance section of our transparency portal provides full details of our Information Security Management System Certificate (ISO 27001) and Data Protection Rules. Furthermore, in 2025, the EPO became the world’s first International Organisation to be awarded an Adequacy Decision by the European Commission. This confirms that the EPO’s data protection framework provides protection equivalent to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).