Dr. Heidemarie Seidel „‘If you don’t fight, you’ve to get back into the kitchen’ – I saw this slogan on a sign in early December 1989. This inspired me to co-found the ‘Independent Women’s Association’ in Berlin and to speak up for the interests of working women…
DPMA strategy High-quality services, satisfied customers, motivated staff and successful cooperation projects are of paramount importance to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office. Therefore, we relaunched our strategy process several years ago. In a first step, we…
Bernhard Neumayer „I had the impression that there was a strong bonding, across divisions, among the colleagues from the former Office for Inventions and Patents.“ Former patent examiner at the DPMA Bernhard Neumayer did not have any relatives in East Germany – this…
Field of action "Staff" We promote and ensure our staff’s competency and commitment. Our culture is to treat each other with respect. Our personnel management is of a strategic nature. We have developed a plan of action for targeted personnel marketing. We quickly…
Patent Attorney Training – your way to the patent bar Further topics Admission to Patent Attorney Training Qualifying Examination FAQ about Patent Attorney Training IP experts with technical knowledge Patent attorneys are independent consultants and representatives…
Field of action "Cooperation projects" We are actively involved in designing a future-oriented IP system at the European and international level. We regularly exchange information and views with other national offices and other international partners. We maintain…
History Further topics Gallery of presidents 30 years of German unity The German Patent and Trademark Office is one of the most long-established authorities in Germany When the first institution for the protection of intellectual property in Germany was founded in…
World's oldest perfume manufacturer Three centuries of fighting imitators One of the oldest German companies is "Johann Maria Farina gegenüber dem Jülichs-Platz GmbH" in Cologne. Existing for more than three centuries, it is assumed to be the world's oldest perfume…
Deutscher Zukunftspreis award The winners of the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2025 with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier The team led by Christoffer Uhr, Kai Weeber und Pierre Andrieu (Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart) was awarded the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2025 by…
DPMA primo The search portal for the library of the DPMA DPMA primo is the search engine for the library of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). The portal enables users to carry out searches in print and electronic literature in the holdings of the DPMA…