Program download DPMA direktPro - software and brief instructions This page contains the current version of DPMA direktPro with brief instructions concerning the installation of the software as well as examples of patent and trade mark applications. Please note: Upon…
PATINFO 2026 Using intellectual property rights strategically to boost competitiveness and prosperity DPMA President Eva Schewior highlighted the strategic importance of intellectual property rights for Germany’s future as a business location at the PATINFO 2026 in…
So benutzen Sie diese Internet-Seite Willkommen auf der Internet-Seite vom Deutschen Patent- und Markenamt Das Deutsche Patent- und Markenamt heißt kurz DPMA. Hier erfahren Sie: Wie ist die Internet-Seite aufgebaut? Wie finden Sie wichtige Informationen? Wie wechseln…
Working Together for Strong Intellectual Property Rights The IP community from Germany and across Europe is gathering at the German Day event organised by the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Alicante. A snapshot of German Day at the EUIPO in 2026…
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"O'zapft is!" Munich Oktoberfest 130 years of trade marks at the DPMA: The Munich breweries were among the first applicants When the Imperial Patent Office (as the DPMA was then called) was founded in 1877, it was not yet responsible for the registration of trade…
Beer & IP DE102010030284B4 Serious drinking: Beer and IP After two long years of deprivation, Oktoberfest has come back. Millions of visitors were 2022 once again pouring millions of liters of beer into themselves in Munich at the world-famous beer fest. Let us have…
The Spirit of Currywurst 75th anniversary of a popular dish with tangy sauce – or was it completely different after all? It is said to have happened 75 years ago: On 4 September 1949, Herta Heuwer’s snack stand on the corner of Kantstrasse/Kaiser-Friedrich-Strasse in…
Classifying designs Locarno Classification for Designs The Locarno Classification allows you to organise registered designs and to make them easier to research. This search has the additional advantage of being language independent. To that end, the Locarno…
Computer pioneers Integrated Circuit: The 'big bang' of microelectronics Jack Kilby 65 years ago, on February 6, 1959, Jack Kilby applied for a patent for "Minituarised electronic circuits" (US3138743A) - the first integrated circuit. It made him "father of…