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…
The Moravian star Registered word/figurative mark DE302012005113 The origin of the Christmas stars Pupils at the boarding school of the Moravian Church The Moravian star (German “Herrnhuter Stern”) was invented at the castle of the Unity of Brethren of Herrnhut more…
Tintin Comic of the 20th century: The clever boy with the iconic quiff Billions of billious blue blistering barnacles! Can it really be true that Titin and Snowy are 95 years old now? On January 10, 1929, the magazine "Le Petit Vingtième" published the first episode…
Classifying trade marks Classification of trade marks and images Each trade mark is registered for certain goods and services. In order to classify trade marks according to goods and services, the "International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes…
Kathi – exquisite baking ideas in the East Registered word/figurative mark DE 30760761 Necessity is the mother of invention There was serious hardship in the post-war years; a daily experience for Kaethe and Kurt Thiele. Eggs, flour, sugar – everything was in short…
Search for designs What is the purpose of the search? Before filing a design application, you should gain information on the existing pool of design creations and perform a search for prior registered designs. The search for registered designs in the DPMA register…
Search for trade marks Conduct searches - not only before filing an application Trade mark searches are important, before filing a trade mark application and after the registration of a trade mark. Before filing a trade mark application, you can carry out a search to…