Trade Marks As a rule, trade marks identify goods and services of an enterprise and are its intellectual property just like patents. Strong trade marks are assets. Above all, those signs can be protected as trade marks that are suitable for distinguishing goods an/or…
Beethoven Beethoven portrait of Joseph Karl Stiehler (1820) in the Beethoven-Haus at Bonn The grumpy, deaf genius Joy, beautiful spark of divinity: He was one of the greatest composers of all time - Ludwig van Beethoven. But the loss of his hearing was overshadowing…
Questions on DPMA direktPro Frequently asked questions on DPMA direktPro Here you will find a selection of answers to frequently asked questions on technical, legal and organisational topics relating to DPMA direktPro . If you have any further questions, please send…
Pocket folding umbrella DE606015A Great little brolly The umbrella is a practical invention. But a canopy to take along is even more practical when it can be folded up so small that it fits in every pocket. We owe this idea to Hans Haupt, who applied for a patent for…
When the pictures started moving Patent for the Lumière brothers' cinematograph With this patent the success story of cinema began: on 13 February 1895, the brothers August and Louis Lumière applied for a patent in France for an "Appareil servant à l'obtention et à…
Laser One of Maiman´s first lasers is on display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich Shine a light And there was light - like never before: When Theodore H. Maiman switched on a flash discharge lamp wrapped around a rod-shaped ruby in Malibu on 16 May 1960, a laser…
Three-point safety belt Volvo advertisement, ca. 1970 The life-saver that was only slowly accepted This invention has saved the lives of countless people: On August 29, 1958, a patent application was filed in Sweden for the Three-point safety belt (see DE1101987B…
Patents Patents are the IP rights with the longest history and with the highest level of technicity among the industrial property rights. Patent protection for products or processes is not easy to obtain but can prove to be extremely useful. Patents are the…
Utility Models Utility models are “fast IP rights”. Examination and grant of a patent usually take several years. A utility model, on the other hand, can be entered in the Register within a few weeks after receiving the application provided the documents filed comply…
Pumuckl DE1028393 Hooray, hooray! Ellis Kaut's 105th birthday Advertisement for the latest Pumuckl feature film; cinema release October 30, 2025 Blistering barnacles! The ‘mother’ of Pumuckl , author Ellis Kaut , would have celebrated her 105th birthday on 17…