A “stroke of luck” for the Federal Ministry of Justice and the DPMA State Secretary Dr. Angelika Schlunck of the Federal Ministry of Justice with Ulrich Deffaa and DPMA president Eva Schewior State Secretary Dr Angelika Schlunck is going to bid DPMA Vice-President…
Serious case of fraud: German Patent and Trade Mark Office firmly warns of misleading payment requests Trade mark owners are being invited by scammers using forged signatures of a high-ranking DPMA staff member to make payment transfers on a massive scale – DPMA has…
World Intellectual Property Day 2022: DPMA President praises young inventors’ eagerness for innovation World Intellectual Property Day focuses on young innovators – In the past ten years, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office saw approximately 70 patent…
Federal Minister of Justice: “Maintain and extend the competences of the DPMA” On his inaugural visit, the Federal Minister of Justice, Dr Marco Buschmann, praised the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as an “important pillar” of the federal government – DPMA…
Handover of office at the DPMA: Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer is succeeded by Eva Schewior Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer retired after 14 years as President – Eva Schewior will take over on 1 February – Federal Minister of Justice Dr Marco Buschmann paid tribute at a…
Press releases 2025 11 December 2025 Gift Responsibly: Say No to Fakes! 19 November 2025 Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2025: DPMA President congratulates Robert Bosch GmbH team 17 November 2025 Protecting innovation is a ‘key issue for our industrial location’ 30 October…
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Press releases 2023 15 December 2023 G7 meeting on intellectual property: “Metaverse is not an area outside the law” 1 December 2023 Dr Maria Skottke-Klein is new Vice-President of the DPMA 28 November 2023 “The quality of patent examination is top priority” 26…
“Brilliant technology pioneer”: DPMA President congratulates Karl Leo on winning the European Inventor Award Award in the “Lifetime achievement” category presented for the invention of organic light-emitting diodes that allow brighter and sharper displays – prizes…
Press releases 2024 10 December 2024 “A Christmas without fakes” 27 November 2024 “Digital light” for cars and augmented reality: DPMA President congratulates the winners of the Deutscher Zukunftspreispreis 7 November 2024 "Valuable impulses": DPMA User Advisory…