Important notice of 2 June 2026 Expiry of the term of protection of registered designs: the German Patent and Trade Mark Office will give earlier notification of the expiry of the term of protection of designs and of the renewal fees The German Patent and Trade Mark…
Brochures Information brochures relating to IP rights Title Document 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…
DPMA direktWeb Provision of the website and creation Cookies Filing IP applications a) Provision of the website and creation of log files (1) Data processing When our website is visited, our system automatically collects data and information of the computer system of…
DPMA direktPro Provision of the DPMA direktPro client Cookies Filing of IP applications a) Provision of the DPMA direktPro client (1) Data processing For every message that is sent by the DPMA direktPro client, the following data will be stored in the log files of…
Contact with the DPMA a) Contact and communication b) Press mailing list c) Newsletter a) Contact and communication (1) Data processing You can contact the DPMA by e-mail, telephone, fax or via our social media channels. Depending on the way you contact us and the…
Application to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office Scope of processing of data Purposes of processing Recipients Duration of storage of the personal Rights of data subjects a) Scope of processing of data, sources of the data During the application procedure, we…
DEPATIS net a) Provision of DEPATIS net and creation of log files (1) Data processing When DEPATIS net 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…
Important notice of 11 February 2026 Increase of trade mark applications made in bad faith Since mid-2025, there has been an increase in trade mark applications where several aspects raise doubts about the applicants' good faith. It seems that these applicants do not…
CCTV surveillance of the premises of the DPMA Data processing Legal basis for data processing Purpose of data processing Period of storage Transmission of data to third parties Rights of the data subject a) Data processing As the entity responsible, the DPMA uses…
Important notice of 2 January 2026 Update of the official list of goods for designs for the 15th edition of the Locarno Classification (classification for registered designs) The official list of goods for designs (list of products) was updated and entered into force…