Nobel Prize for Medicine 2026 "Outstanding researchers and pioneering inventors" The groundbreaking invention by this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine laureates, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, was filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) in 2002 –…
Forms and other documents for Patents Please note: Links may not work temporarily Due to the migration of the DPMA website to a new content management system on 10 November 2026, all URLs and links to internal media (documents, videos) have changed. The official…
International Patent Applications under the PCT It is possible to file an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The PCT application is a bundle of multiple applications. This bundle is split into national national grant…
Forms and other documents for Utility Models Please note: Links may not work temporarily Due to the migration of the DPMA website to a new content management system on 10 November 2026, all URLs and links to internal media (documents, videos) have changed. The…
Notice No. 2/2026 of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office concerning the publication of the patent and utility model documents, the Patent Gazette Patentblatt), the Trade Mark Journal (Markenblatt) and the Design Gazette (Designblatt) on the…
Other forms and documents Please note: Links may not work temporarily Due to the migration of the DPMA website to a new content management system on 10 November 2026, all URLs and links to internal media (documents, videos) have changed. The official forms provided…
DPMA register Further topics Online file inspection DPMAkurier Official Register On a statutory basis, the DPMA keeps the online register, DPMA register , for patents, utility models, trade marks and designs, which can be accessed free of charge. Its connection to…
Sharp rise in German patent applications for digital technologies New DPMA analysis: artificial intelligence and digital networking – German companies make up ground in important areas of their domestic market. DPMA President: it concerns prosperity and digital…
World Intellectual Property Day: Fair play, not fakes To mark World Intellectual Property Day, DPMA President Eva Schewior urges consumers to be cautious when shopping – New DPMA information pages on product and trademark counterfeiting available at dpma.de – World…
Smart goals, smart shin guards and robots that collect balls The ball remains round for the World Cup – and technical innovations continue apace. To mark the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office has expanded its online…