German Patent and Trade Mark Office

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• 19.12.25

  Notice No. 8/2025 of the President of 19 December 2025 concerning the 13th edition of the international Nice Classification (in force as from 1 January 2026) and concerning the publication of the list of classes and the alphabetical lists of goods and services in the Federal Gazette

• 18.12.25

  Notice No. 7/2025 of the President of 18 December 2025 concerning the opening hours of the Munich office of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office on 17 February 2026 (Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras)

• 15.12.25

  Around the festive season: Fraudulent emails are once again being sent to trademark applicants. Please note: The DPMA does not send payment requests.

• 15.12.25

  Notice No. 4/2025 of the President: The German Patent and Trade Mark Office will be closed from 24 December 2025 to 1 January 2026.

• 11.12.25

  Notice No. 6/2025 of the President of 10 December 2025 concerning the amount of the provision costs for the supply of machine-readable data