Backfile data
Summary of available backfiles data
For establishing, developing and updating your own IP databases and other information systems and services you can receive our weekly online publication data. You can choose between different data of patents, trade marks, utility models and designs. The following list provides an overview of the available data.
| Category of data | Kind code | Data format | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete documents; character coded (descriptions, claims, abstracts, drawings, first page drawings) |
A, B, C, T, U | PDF or XML and TIFF | 2004 - 2011 |
| DATIMTEX | 1987 - 2003 | ||
| Bibliographic data and legal status data | A, B, C, T, U | EBCDIC | 14/1981 - 23/2007 |
| ASCII | 24/2007 - 24/2011 | ||
| XML | 18/2011 - 52/2011 | ||
| Bibliographic data without legal status data | A, B, C, T, U | XML | 1877 - 2011 |
| Category of data | Procedural stage | Data format | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliographic data, images | trade marks applied for, registered, rejected and withdrawn trade marks | XML, JPG | complete supply |
| Category of data | Procedural stage | Data format | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliographic data | registered designs | XML | 1988 - 2011 |
| Images | registered designs | JPG | 2000 - 2011 |
Availability of data
The data of the current publication week are available on the publication date of the relevant issue of the patent gazette (Patentblatt), trade mark journal (Markenblatt) and designs gazette (Geschmacksmusterblatt). From that date on, the data are available for download for eight weeks.
Test data/structural rules
Of course, we also offer test data. With the corresponding structural rules, you can get to know the data contents and try out the processing of our test data to get a good overview of our products.
Costs
For the supply of data, we charge only the cost for providing the data. At present, this is 45 euros for each category of data and for each publication week irrespective of the actual download. IP classifications are available free of charge.
Agreement
The agreement is concluded to define the purpose for which the contractual partner is using the data. In order to facilitate the conclusion of the agreement, we have provided the following notes on filling in the agreement. We are also always happy to assist you via telephone.
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Standardvertrag (Standard Agreement on DPMAdatenabgabe - in German) and - Anlage 1 (Annex 1 to the agreement - in German)
Please note:
For reasons of data protection, the DPMA may provide its data only for specific purposes of use. In Section 3 of the agreement, you can indicate the intended purpose.
We have pre-formulated two options of use with a) and b) that you may tick. These rights of use already meet data protection requirements.
In the free text fields c), d) and e), you can adjust the possible use to your specific needs. If you use the free text fields, please specify your intended use as precisely as possible, as your intention will be checked for data protection requirements by the DPMA.
Please send the agreement together with the annex in duplicate to the DPMA. And please note that the agreement must have a legally valid original signature.
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Sachgebiet 2.1.2.a - Publikation und Datenabgabe
80297 München
Germany
Contact
Should you have any questions on the supply of data, you can contact us at
- dpmadatenabgabe@dpma.de and on
- +49 089/2195-2513
Download
After conclusion of the agreement, you will be granted access to the download section.
© 2013 Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt | Last updated 13/05/13