Lecture services Support for events on intellectual property topics You are planning an event and are looking for know-how from experts? We will gladly try to find a speaker from the DPMA who is suitable for your respective topic - within the scope of legal…
Search for trade marks Conduct searches - not only before filing an application Trade mark searches are important, before filing a trade mark application and after the registration of a trade mark. Before filing a trade mark application, you can carry out a search to…
Search for utility models Searches are important IP searches can save time, effort and, ultimately, money. They can help avoid duplication of research and development already contained in patent literature. Regular searches in the databases may also keep you from…
DPMA kurier IP information by e-mail DPMA kurier is an alert service which you can use to monitor IP rights. You will receive the results through automated e-mails. DPMAkurier is based on our DPMA register online service which contains statutory publications and…
Data supply services of the DPMA The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) has the duty to grant, register, administer and publish IP rights (patents, utility models, trade marks and designs). Publications are released by the DPMA via its Internet services DPMA…
DPMA primo The search portal for the library of the DPMA DPMA primo is the search engine for the library of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). The portal enables users to carry out searches in print and electronic literature in the holdings of the DPMA…
Case study "ballpoint pen" One pen – many IP rights You have invented a ballpoint pen with an innovative way of refilling . You have protected this technology with a patent or utility model and have registered the look of the pen as a design and the name on the pen…
Search for patents Leading through knowledge A successful patent application always requires thorough search. Only those who know the state of the art and have an overview of already existing IP rights can judge whether an invention is really patentable. Novelty is a…
Brochures Information brochures relating to IP rights Title Last update Patents PDF [PDF, 900 KB] July 2022 Utility Models PDF [PDF, 617 KB] August 2022 Trade Marks PDF [PDF, 2 MB] March 2021 Designs PDF [PDF, 230 KB] November 2017 Information leaflets Title Last…