Brief Instructions for Direct Debit Collection Ongoing direct debit collection recommended The direct debit scheme with valid authorisation for ongoing direct debit and mandate for recurrent payments has a great advantage : Due IP fees can be collected automatically,…
Information on Cross-Border Credit Transfers Allow time for credit transfer If you pay your fees into a bank outside the SEPA payment area, please clarify beforehand how much lead time is required for the credit transfer so that the fee payment is received by the…
Protection of geographical indications pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2023/2411 Protection for craft and industrial products (since 1 December 2025) Names of products originating in a specific geographical area, the quality, reputation or other characteristics of which…
Other companies The following companies have been brought to the attention of the DPMA. The DPMA does not know whether these companies are still active. Once again, we expressly point out that these companies have no connection with the DPMA . DDA Service (web…
List of companies The following companies offering - partially misleading - services against payment including the publication or registration of IP rights in non-official registers or the renewal of IP rights at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office were brought…
Opposition and Cancellation Important notice: Longer processing times for trade mark applications We are currently experiencing longer processing times for trade mark applications. This is due to a sharp rise in the number of applications and a significant increase…
Searching Historical IP Rights in Berlin An interesting collection of files – not only for historians and friends of technological history: the Information and Service Centre Berlin (Gitschiner Straße 97) makes publicly available a wealth of informative material of…
Images Figurative elements of non-word marks must be searchable, for example, to identify conflicting earlier trade marks. This problem is solved, above all, by the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks under the Vienna Agreement - the…
Classification of goods, services and images Classification of trade marks Every trade mark is registered for certain goods and/or services . This determines the scope of protection. The goods and services, in turn, are categorised according to an international…
Initial Consultation for Inventors The German Patent and Trade Mark Office is offering free initial consultation for inventors in cooperation with the Chamber of patent Attorneys. These consultations take place in the rooms of the DPMA in Munich and in Berlin. Please…