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Data protection Information on data protection for using social media platforms The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) is strongly committed to data security on the Internet and data protection in general. The DPMA uses social media platforms to provide…
Data Protection Statement Data protection is important to us. On these pages you will find our updated data protection declaration in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU-DSGVO), which will apply from 25 May 2018. Controlling body Data…
Jugend forscht - research with patent protection in mind Julia Trapp, winner of a special prize in the field of chemistry in 2025 The German Patent and Trade Mark Office, with the support of patent attorneys, is offering ‘patent coaching’ for the first time at the…
European Cooperation Our partner for patents: the European Patent Office The European Patent Office (EPO) is an organ of the European Patent Organisation. The legal basis for the EPO is the European Patent Convention ( EPC ), which currently has 39 member states ,…
Patents, Trade Marks and more at a Glance Patents add value to technical inventions The patent is an important industrial property right which gives its owner the exclusive right to exploit the invention within a period of up to 20 years. No other person may, without…
Protection Outside Germany Further topics European Patents International Applications PCT Patent Prosecution Highway Patents are only valid in the country for which they have been granted (principle of territoriality). Patents granted by the DPMA have effect in the…