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…

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…

Poster Gallery Jens Frahm, Inventor of real-time MRT Patents made in Germany: big and small inventions that influence our lives From ingenious everyday inventions to results of highly complex research: the DPMA poster gallery shows what people can achieve with…

Young people explore – and discover the ins and outs of intellectual property The national "Jugend forscht" competition will take place in Herzogenaurach from 28 to 31 May – "Patent Coaching" was open to Bavarian participants for the first time as a pilot project –…

FAQs about Notice No. 1/26 of 2 March 2026 What does Notice No. 1/26 of the President refer to? Notice No. 1/26 of the President of 2 March 2026 refers to the revision of the Search and Examination Guidelines with regard to the use of external electronic sources of…

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…

DPMA primo a) Provision of DPMA primo and creation of log files (1) Data processing Every time our website is accessed, our system of the web host (ExLibris) automatically collects data and information of the computer system of the accessing computer. In this…

Examination, Registration and Renewal The road to your trade mark registration First, the Trade Mark Sections of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office make sure that all required data , for example, applicant, trade mark and the list of goods and services have been…

Notice No. 1/2026 of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office concerning the revision of the Search Guidelines and the Examination Guidelines with regard to the use of external electronic sources of search, including by using artificial intelligence…

Hungarian Intellectual Property Office jubilee DPMA President Eva Schewior congratulates HIPO on its 130th anniversary Congratulations to Budapest: The Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) is celebrating its 130th anniversary. Eva Schewior, President of the…