The discovery of X-Rays A picture that changed the world It all began on a late Friday evening in Würzburg , November 8, 1895, when Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen made one of the most famous discoveries in the history of science: an unknown, invisible form of radiation.…
Cube sugar An invention that sweetened everyday life A very sweet story: Because his wife was said to have injured herself while breaking sugar, Jacob Christoph Rad invented sugar cubes in 1841. Until then, sugar could only be bought in the form of cones or cobs.…
Special occasions Patents of horror Halloween and IP In addition to Christmas and Easter, a third holiday now dominates the seasonal offerings in the stores: Halloween. The creepy fest has established itself as a permanent fixture in the calendar and retail trade. It…
Background Search - Find - Protect Information on how the DPMA and others optimize, protect and develop IP rights. World of Design In our series, we travel through the calendar year – from the atmospheric light of the dark season to the sparkling splendour of…
Halloween and IP Patents of horror In addition to Christmas and Easter, a third holiday now dominates the seasonal offerings in the stores: Halloween. In this country it is controversial and often reviled as an "imported tradition", but the creepy fest has…
Asterix 100th birthday of René Goscinny One hundred years ago, on 14 August 1926, René Goscinny, the creator of ‘Asterix’, was born. He was not only one of the greatest comic book scriptwriters, but also the author of ‘Le Petit Nicolas’, as well as a director and…
Required data and documents You can file your design application online (without signature) or electronically (with a signature) or file a conventional paper-based application. In any case, you must provide details of the applicant and about the products for which…
World IP Day on 26 April 2026 Sport and intellectual property rights: a springboard for innovation State-of-the-art equipment, measuring devices, training methods, broadcasting technology and much more: intellectual property plays a crucial role in sport. IP is…
(Nobel) Prize worthy! "Outstanding researchers and pioneering inventors" 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine 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…
Tips for your design application Are you planning to apply for a Design at our office? To find out which documents you need and how to file your application, choose Application from the drop-down menu under "Designs" on the menu bar. Here we have compiled some…