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…
Protection Requirements Within the scope of the registration procedure, the DPMA mainly examines the formal protection requirements. However, it is also examined whether the subject matter is a technical invention at all or whether the subject matter is excluded from…
Halloren – the sweet buttons from Halle Registered word/figurative mark Wort-Bildmarke DE30324429 “Halloren-Kugeln” Germany’s oldest chocolate factory The history of the “Halloren” chocolate factory dates back to 1804: In Halle an der Saale, the gingerbread maker…
Thomas Walther „The colleagues from the DPA were quite astonished that we used boilerplates on the computer to write office actions. At that time, this was not common practice at the DPA in Munich.“ Patent examiner and head of division at the AfEP and the DPMA At…
Registration Procedure Application, and then? You will receive an acknowledgement containing the date of filing as well as the file number. Within three months from filing the application, the application fee must have been received by the DPMA; otherwise, the…
Questions to Customer Care and Services Here we provide information to you about current, frequently asked or particularly interesting questions, which our Customer Care and Services is answering daily I have questions about the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.…
Cancellation Proceedings Cancellation Proceedings - putting utility models to the test Utility models are registered without examining whether they are eligible for protection. In case of a dispute, cancellation proceedings at the DPMA will clarify whether the…
35 years "The Simpsons" Money & merchandise, or: When the going gets Duff They are yellow, ugly, chaotic - and incredibly popular: in 1989, "The Simpsons" appeared for the first time on American television. 36 seasons and over 750 episodes later, the series is the…
CVs of DPMA top management The German Patent and Trade Mark Office is headed by the President, the two Vice-Presidents as well as the Heads of the four Directorates General. President Eva Schewior Eva Schewior, LL.M. (University of Michigan) Eva Schewior has been…