Carl Zeiss Jena The original sign from the trade mark application of 1904 In cooperation with science On 17 November 1846, Carl Zeiss founded an optical workshop in Jena. Only one year later, he started to build simple microscopes. It soon became clear to the young…
Vita Cola VITA-COLA, registered trade mark EM000632059 The “cola of the East” under the five-year plan Laboratory in Chemische Fabrik Miltitz The history of “VITA COLA” began in 1958, after the GDR government had called for improving the supply of non-alcoholic…
Qualifying Examination After successfully completing your IP training or if you fulfil all the prerequisites for admission as a patent administrator, you can take the patent attorney examination before the DPMA's examination board for patent attorneys. The…
DPMA strategy High-quality services, satisfied customers, motivated staff and successful cooperation projects are of paramount importance to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office. Therefore, we relaunched our strategy process several years ago. In a first step, we…
Field of action "Cooperation projects" We are actively involved in designing a future-oriented IP system at the European and international level. We regularly exchange information and views with other national offices and other international partners. We maintain…
Multicar – all-rounder from Waltershausen Multicar 22 from 1964 It did not start in the garage but in the pub This story begins in the big hall of the pub “Deutscher Hof” in Hörselgau in Thuringia in 1920. There, the Ravensburg-born engineer Arthur Ade, together with…
Rotkäppchen sparkling wine current "Rotkäppchen" logo Red riding hood as eponym Nostalgic sign plate from around 1910 On 26 September 1856, Moritz and Julius Kloss founded a wine trading company together with their friend Carl Foerster in the Saale-Unstrut…
Traditional brands from the East of Germany Much more than 40 years of GDR history The GDR has been history for 30 years, but it lives on: almost 4,000 "Ostmarken" (Eastern brands), which were already in the trademark register before the fall of the Wall in 1989.…
The Moravian star Registered word/figurative mark DE302012005113 The origin of the Christmas stars Pupils at the boarding school of the Moravian Church The Moravian star (German “Herrnhuter Stern”) was invented at the castle of the Unity of Brethren of Herrnhut more…
The crossed swords The invention of "Meissen porcelain" August the Strong (1670-1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, did not only have a passion for the fine arts but also for Chinese porcelain. This was very expensive, only silver and gold were accepted as…