Search for utility models Searches are important IP searches can save time, effort and, ultimately, money. They can help avoid duplication of research and development already contained in patent literature. Regular searches in the databases may also keep you from…
Brochures Information brochures relating to IP rights Title Last update Patents PDF [PDF, 900 KB] July 2022 Utility Models PDF [PDF, 617 KB] August 2022 Trade Marks PDF [PDF, 2 MB] March 2021 Designs PDF [PDF, 230 KB] November 2017 Information leaflets Title Last…
The following documents can be filed Patents As on-screen forms patent applications (German, European and PCT) initiation of national phase entry of a PCT application for the grant of a patent oppositions in patent procedures appeals in patent procedures…
30 years after German reunification The German Patent and Trade Mark Office in Munich, Jena and Berlin This year we are celebrating a special anniversary: 30 years of German unity. It's been a whole generation since reunification of the two German states and yet many…
Design Protection Abroad Overview Registered designs only have legal effect in the country in which they are registered (territoriality principle). That means that designs registered at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) are protected in the Federal…
Trade Mark Protection Further topics Convergence Projects of the EU What's new since the MaMoG Modernised: What has changed in trade mark law Since early 2019, the amended Trade Mark Act has been in force, which contains many new features: Now you can apply for…
30 years of German unity – two German patent offices merged to become one office Further topics Personal memories Traditional East Brands The DPMA today 30 years of German unity in intellectual property On 3 October 1990, the German Patent Office (DPA), as the German…
Classification practice harmonised In the course of implementing the Harmonised Database (HDB), it became clear that classification practices of the national trade mark offices in Europe, to a certain extent, differed considerably from each other and from the…