DPMA Annual Report 2021: China ever more innovative in digital technologies Analysis of digitisation shows a marked increase in Chinese patent applications – DPMA President: China is making progress with its plan to gain technology leadership – Annual Report contains…
European Inventor Award for “phenomenal lifetime achievement” Katalin Karikó DPMA President congratulates mRNA pioneer Katalin Karikó on being recognised by the European Patent Office in the “Lifetime achievement” category – the scientist was a trailblazer for the…
Long tradition and a guarantee for the future The German Patent and Trade Mark Office celebrates its 145th anniversary with newly designed web pages and a video of its rich and fascinating history – DPMA President: Intellectual property makes the German industry…
World Intellectual Property Day 2022: DPMA President praises young inventors’ eagerness for innovation World Intellectual Property Day focuses on young innovators – In the past ten years, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office saw approximately 70 patent…
Serious case of fraud: German Patent and Trade Mark Office firmly warns of misleading payment requests Trade mark owners are being invited by scammers using forged signatures of a high-ranking DPMA staff member to make payment transfers on a massive scale – DPMA has…
Federal Minister of Justice: “Maintain and extend the competences of the DPMA” On his inaugural visit, the Federal Minister of Justice, Dr Marco Buschmann, praised the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as an “important pillar” of the federal government – DPMA…
Deutscher Zukunftspreis award: DPMA President recognises “outstanding innovators” Prof Dr Ugur Sahin, Dr Özlem Türeci and Prof Dr Christoph Huber (from left to right) Vaccine against COVID-19, high-tech computed tomography, truck tyres made of dandelion – President…
Deutscher Zukunftspreis: two DPMA proposals among the nominated innovations The two nominated teams proposed by the DPMA Outstanding new developments for tumour treatment and laboratory analysis in the final – DPMA President: "Encouraging perspectives for many…
Deutscher Zukunftspreis award for the “key to the fight against COVID-19” Prof Dr Ugur Sahin, Dr Özlem Türeci, Prof Dr Katalin Kariko, Prof Dr Christoph Huber and Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (from left to right) DPMA President congratulates BioNTech’s…
Global Innovation Index 2021: DPMA President sees both light and shadow in Germany According to a study by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the German innovation system is strong in research and development and in terms of patent applications, but weaker…