“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…
“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…
"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…
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…
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…
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…
DesignEuropa Awards 2024: DPMA President congratulates Dieter Rams Long-time Head of Design at Braun honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award – DPMA President Schewior: one of the most important designers – Technological innovations by Rams filed with DPMA as well…
Energy-efficient semiconductors, digital light and generative AI for new business models President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) recognises the three teams nominated for the Federal President’s Deutscher Zukunftspreis – DPMA proposal among the…
WIPO General Assembly 2024: DPMA strengthens cooperation with partner offices WIPO Director General Daren Tang (middle), Schewior (3.f.r.), Dr. Skottke-Klein (3.f.l.), Dr. Christian Wichard (Federal Ministry of Justice, 4.f.r.) DPMA President Eva Schewior and DPMA…
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…