Charles Babbage The lady and the calculator On 18 October 1871, an all-round genius died who is now considered the "father of the computer": Charles Babbage. His "Analytical Engine" anticipated many features of modern computers. But hardly anyone recognised the true…
Post-it Career of the sticky notes (with a slow start) Every invention is worthless as long as you do not know what you can use it for. At the DPMA, "industrial applicability" is therefore one of the requirements for patentability of an invention. It may occasionally…
35 years "The Simpsons" Money & merchandise, or: When the going gets Duff They are yellow, ugly, chaotic - and incredibly popular: in 1989, "The Simpsons" appeared for the first time on American television. 36 seasons and over 750 episodes later, the series is the…
100th birthday of Lucky Luke´s inventor Morris and the man who draws faster than his shadow One of Europe's most successful comic creators would now have celebrated his 100th birthday: Maurice De Bevere, better known by his pen name "Morris". He is the creator of…
Tintin Comic of the 20th century: The clever boy with the iconic quiff Billions of billious blue blistering barnacles! Can it really be true that Titin and Snowy are 95 years old now? On January 10, 1929, the magazine "Le Petit Vingtième" published the first episode…
Splitting off a utility model from a patent application Split-off from a patent application – quick protection for your invention You can split off a utility model from a patent application. This affords you quick protection for your invention even if you have not…
Tips for your utility model application Are you planning to apply for a utility model at our office? To find out which documents you need and how to file your application, choose Application from the drop-down menu under "Utility Models" on the menu bar. Here we have…
Apply for Trade Marks Further topics Complying with formal requirements makes processing faster... ... and that way you will contribute to the speedy handling of your trade mark application. Our information sheet in German So tragen Sie zu einer zügigen Bearbeitung…
World's oldest perfume manufacturer Three centuries of fighting imitators One of the oldest German companies is "Johann Maria Farina gegenüber dem Jülichs-Platz GmbH" in Cologne. Existing for more than three centuries, it is assumed to be the world's oldest perfume…
Tips for your patent application Are you planning to apply for a patent at our office? To find out which documents you need and how to file your application, choose Application from the drop-down menu under "Application" on the menu bar. Here we have compiled some…