diff --git a/docs/reference/parsers/empaia.md b/docs/reference/parsers/empaia.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7734d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/parsers/empaia.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# ratiopath.parsers.EMPAIAParser
+
+::: ratiopath.parsers.EMPAIAParser
+
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index db35120..4b6e514 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 [project]
 name = "ratiopath"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.3.1"
 description = "A library for efficient processing and analysis of whole-slide pathology images."
 authors = [
     { name = "Matěj Pekár", email = "matejpekar@mail.muni.cz" },
     { name = "Jakub Pekár", email = "jakubpekar@mail.muni.cz" },
     { name = "Adam Kukučka", email = "adamkukucka@mail.muni.cz" },
+    { name = "Vít Musil", email = "musil@fi.muni.cz" },
 ]
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/ratiopath/parsers/__init__.py b/ratiopath/parsers/__init__.py
index 9aa5761..4d3e091 100644
--- a/ratiopath/parsers/__init__.py
+++ b/ratiopath/parsers/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from ratiopath.parsers.asap_parser import ASAPParser
 from ratiopath.parsers.darwin7_json_parser import Darwin7JSONParser
+from ratiopath.parsers.empaia_parser import EMPAIAParser
 from ratiopath.parsers.geojson_parser import GeoJSONParser
 
 
-__all__ = ["ASAPParser", "Darwin7JSONParser", "GeoJSONParser"]
+__all__ = ["ASAPParser", "Darwin7JSONParser", "EMPAIAParser", "GeoJSONParser"]
diff --git a/ratiopath/parsers/asap_parser.py b/ratiopath/parsers/asap_parser.py
index 601b70e..06081a5 100644
--- a/ratiopath/parsers/asap_parser.py
+++ b/ratiopath/parsers/asap_parser.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TextIO
 
-from shapely.geometry import Point, Polygon
+from shapely import Point, Polygon
 
 
 class ASAPParser:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class ASAPParser:
     This parser supports both polygon and point annotations.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, file_path: Path | str | TextIO):
+    def __init__(self, file_path: Path | str | TextIO) -> None:
         self.tree = ET.parse(file_path)
         self.root = self.tree.getroot()
 
diff --git a/ratiopath/parsers/empaia_parser.py b/ratiopath/parsers/empaia_parser.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e426bc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ratiopath/parsers/empaia_parser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import json
+import re
+from collections.abc import Iterable
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TextIO
+
+from shapely import Point, Polygon
+
+
+class EMPAIAParser:
+    """Parser for EMPAIA format annotation files.
+
+    EMPAIA uses JSON format for storing annotations. This parser supports
+    both polygon and point geometry features from the EMPAIA standardized schema.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, file_path: Path | str | TextIO) -> None:
+        """Initialize the EMPAIA parser.
+
+        Args:
+            file_path: Path to the EMPAIA JSON annotation file or a file-like object.
+        """
+        if isinstance(file_path, Path | str):
+            with open(file_path) as f:
+                self.annotations = json.load(f)
+        else:
+            self.annotations = json.load(file_path)
+
+    def _get_filtered_annotations(
+        self, name: str, annotation_type: str
+    ) -> Iterable[dict]:
+        """Get annotations that match the provided regex filters.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Regex pattern to match annotation names.
+            annotation_type: Type of annotation to match (e.g., 'polygon', 'point').
+
+        Yields:
+            Dictionary annotation elements that match the filters.
+        """
+        name_regex = re.compile(name)
+        for annotation in self.annotations["items"]:
+            if (
+                name_regex.match(annotation["name"])
+                and annotation["type"] == annotation_type
+            ):
+                yield annotation
+
+    def get_polygons(self, name: str = ".*") -> Iterable[Polygon]:
+        """Get polygon annotations that match the given name pattern.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Regex pattern to match annotation names. Default is ".*" (all).
+
+        Yields:
+            Polygon representations of the matching annotations.
+        """
+        for annotation in self._get_filtered_annotations(name, "polygon"):
+            yield Polygon(
+                [
+                    (float(coordinate[0]), float(coordinate[1]))
+                    for coordinate in annotation["coordinates"]
+                ]
+            )
+
+    def get_points(self, name: str = ".*") -> Iterable[Point]:
+        """Get point annotations that match the given name pattern.
+
+        Args:
+            name: Regex pattern to match annotation names. Default is ".*" (all).
+
+        Yields:
+            Point representations of the matching annotations.
+        """
+        for annotation in self._get_filtered_annotations(name, "point"):
+            yield Point(
+                float(annotation["coordinates"][0]), float(annotation["coordinates"][1])
+            )
diff --git a/tests/test_parsers.py b/tests/test_parsers.py
index fdecfb1..b5860d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_parsers.py
+++ b/tests/test_parsers.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import pytest
 
-from ratiopath.parsers import ASAPParser, Darwin7JSONParser, GeoJSONParser
+from ratiopath.parsers import ASAPParser, Darwin7JSONParser, EMPAIAParser, GeoJSONParser
 
 
 class TestASAPParser:
@@ -307,6 +307,83 @@ def test_extract_nested(self):
         )
 
 
+class TestEMPAIAParser:
+    """Test the EMPAIA parser."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def empaia_json_content(self):
+        """Sample EMPAIA JSON content."""
+        return {
+            "items_count": 2,
+            "items": [
+                {
+                    "name": "Annotation 1",
+                    "type": "polygon",
+                    "coordinates": [[100.0, 200.0], [150.0, 200.0], [125.0, 250.0]],
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "Annotation 2",
+                    "type": "point",
+                    "coordinates": [300.0, 400.0],
+                },
+            ],
+        }
+
+    def test_get_polygons(self, empaia_json_content):
+        """Test parsing polygons from EMPAIA JSON."""
+        f = io.StringIO(json.dumps(empaia_json_content))
+
+        parser = EMPAIAParser(f)
+        polygons = list(parser.get_polygons())
+
+        assert len(polygons) == 1
+        # Check that we have a polygon-like object
+        polygon = polygons[0]
+        assert hasattr(polygon, "exterior")
+        assert list(polygon.exterior.coords) == [
+            (100.0, 200.0),
+            (150.0, 200.0),
+            (125.0, 250.0),
+            (100.0, 200.0),
+        ]
+
+    def test_get_points(self, empaia_json_content):
+        """Test parsing points from EMPAIA JSON."""
+        f = io.StringIO(json.dumps(empaia_json_content))
+
+        parser = EMPAIAParser(f)
+        points = list(parser.get_points())
+
+        assert len(points) == 1
+        # Check that we have a point-like object
+        point = points[0]
+        assert hasattr(point, "x") and hasattr(point, "y")
+        assert point.x == 300.0
+        assert point.y == 400.0
+
+    def test_get_polygons_with_filters(self, empaia_json_content):
+        """Test parsing polygons with filters."""
+        f = io.StringIO(json.dumps(empaia_json_content))
+        parser = EMPAIAParser(f)
+
+        polygons = list(parser.get_polygons(name="Annotation 1"))
+        assert len(polygons) == 1
+
+        polygons = list(parser.get_polygons(name="Nonexistent"))
+        assert len(polygons) == 0
+
+    def test_get_points_with_filters(self, empaia_json_content):
+        """Test parsing points with filters."""
+        f = io.StringIO(json.dumps(empaia_json_content))
+        parser = EMPAIAParser(f)
+
+        points = list(parser.get_points(name="Annotation 2"))
+        assert len(points) == 1
+
+        points = list(parser.get_points(name="Nonexistent"))
+        assert len(points) == 0
+
+
 def test_safe_to_dict():
     """Test the safe_to_dict utility function."""
     from ratiopath.parsers.geojson_parser import safe_to_dict
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 072407b..6e32abc 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1390,7 +1390,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ratiopath"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.3.1"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "albumentations" },