The advisory body of the DPMA
At the beginning of 2019, the DPMA User Advisory Council for the technical IP rights patents and utility models was established as a central instrument of customer dialog. The User Advisory Council acts as an external and central advisory body for the formulation and discussion of user needs and for the further development of procedures at the DPMA.
The User Advisory Council consists of 15 external members who are appointed by the President of the DPMA for a term of four years. The appointment may be repeated once. The external members represent all customer groups of the DPMA relevant to technical IP rights and thus contribute to a balanced composition of the committee.
The User Advisory Council deals with a wide range of topics, including patent and utility model procedures and application procedures as well as issues in the field of patent and utility model information with regard to publication, registers, databases and web services.
The closed meetings take place twice a year. The office of the User Advisory Council is located at the Information and Service Center Berlin (DPMA-IDZ) (contact: nutzerbeirat@dpma.de).