Technical descriptions On this page, you will find all documentation and the current interface description for DPMA direktPro - available for download and printing. Online manuals DPMAdirektPro Benutzerhandbuch (not accessible) [PDF, 3 MB] (2,69 MB) (user manual in…
World Intellectual Property Day: Fair play, not fakes To mark World Intellectual Property Day, DPMA President Eva Schewior urges consumers to be cautious when shopping – New DPMA information pages on product and trademark counterfeiting available at dpma.de – World…
Customer Care and Services We are ready to help you Our Central Customer Care and Services is the first point of contact for any question you wish to ask the DPMA. You wish to apply for a patent, a utility model, a trade mark or a design? You have general questions…
Patent Information Centres The DPMA’s cooperation partners in innovation protection Fifteen patent information centres all over Germany provide comprehensive information on industrial property protection. For many years these patent information centres have been…
Tips for your trademark application Are you planning to apply for a trade mark at our office? To find out which documents you need and how to file your application, look at Application . What you have to submit with your application In your trade mark application you…
Required Data for Filing an Application Further topics Detailed information regarding the list of goods and services You can file your trade mark application online (without signature), electronically (with a signature) or file a conventional paper-based application.…
Biotechnology and patents Biotechnology is one of the most interesting and complex challenges for the patent system. Biotechnology means the use of biological material such as enzymes or cells for technical purposes, for example, to obtain medicinal products.…
Trade Mark Protection Abroad Further topics International application Subsequent designation Trade marks - national, European or international protection A national trade mark application filed with the DPMA provides protection in the Federal Republic of Germany.…
Sharp rise in German patent applications for digital technologies New DPMA analysis: artificial intelligence and digital networking – German companies make up ground in important areas of their domestic market. DPMA President: it concerns prosperity and digital…
DPMA register a) Provision of DPMA register and creation of log files (1) Data processing When DPMA register is used, our system automatically collects data and information of the computer system of the accessing computer. In this process, the following data will be…