International MSME Day: DPMA expands its information offer for small and medium-sized enterprises On its SME information pages at www.dpma.de , the German Patent and Trade Mark Office now offers even more helpful information on the benefit, application, enforcement…
Global Innovation Index 2024: DPMA President calls for more dynamism to ensure innovative capacity Current study by the World Intellectual Property Organisation: Germany falls slightly behind and ranks 9th - Efficient innovation system and strengths in traditional…
Free IP advice for start-ups and SMEs German Patent and Trade Mark Office and Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Patentinformationszentren e.V. announce a nationwide campaign week (PIZnet Aktionswoche) in November Press release of 10 October 2024 Munich. The German Patent…
Independent inventors: "An important part of our innovation landscape" Airbag, expansion plug, car wash: innovations that originate from outside of companies or research facilities prove to be successful time and again. The German Patent and Trade Mark Office took a…
“Digital light” for cars and augmented reality: DPMA President congratulates the winners of the Deutscher Zukunftspreispreis From left to right: Federal Minister Cem Özdemir, Dr Hermann Oppermann, Dr Norwin von Malm, Stefan Grötsch, Federal President Frank-Walter…
“A Christmas without fakes” DPMA President advises Christmas shoppers to be cautious about counterfeits – product and trade mark piracy harms innovative companies and destroys jobs – European Police Office: consumers unknowingly support organised crime Press release…
"Valuable impulses": DPMA User Advisory Council concludes meeting period The DPMAnutzerbeirat at its meeting in April 2024 DPMA takes positive stock of the 2nd appointment period of its central advisory body - Important topics: Patent quality, attractiveness of the…