Independent inventors: "An important part of our innovation landscape" Airbag, expansion plug, car wash: innovations that originate from outside of companies or research facilities prove to be successful time and again. The German Patent and Trade Mark Office took a…
Free IP advice for start-ups and SMEs German Patent and Trade Mark Office and Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Patentinformationszentren e.V. announce a nationwide campaign week (PIZnet Aktionswoche) in November Press release of 10 October 2024 Munich. The German Patent…
Global Innovation Index 2024: DPMA President calls for more dynamism to ensure innovative capacity Current study by the World Intellectual Property Organisation: Germany falls slightly behind and ranks 9th - Efficient innovation system and strengths in traditional…
DesignEuropa Awards 2024: DPMA President congratulates Dieter Rams Long-time Head of Design at Braun honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award – DPMA President Schewior: one of the most important designers – Technological innovations by Rams filed with DPMA as well…
Energy-efficient semiconductors, digital light and generative AI for new business models President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) recognises the three teams nominated for the Federal President’s Deutscher Zukunftspreis – DPMA proposal among the…
WIPO General Assembly 2024: DPMA strengthens cooperation with partner offices WIPO Director General Daren Tang (middle), Schewior (3.f.r.), Dr. Skottke-Klein (3.f.l.), Dr. Christian Wichard (Federal Ministry of Justice, 4.f.r.) DPMA President Eva Schewior and DPMA…
International MSME Day: DPMA expands its information offer for small and medium-sized enterprises On its SME information pages at www.dpma.de , the German Patent and Trade Mark Office now offers even more helpful information on the benefit, application, enforcement…
DPMA Annual Report 2023: Digital technologies still thriving Current analysis: USA and China leading in digital innovations, Germany with a mixed performance – DPMA President: We have to continue to push the digital transformation – The DPMA Annual Report 2023 offers…
Counterfeits, fakes: DPMA informs about the enforcement of IP rights Losses of billions of euros, reduction of jobs, safety risks: Product piracy causes massive damage to industry and society – A new brochure of the German Patent und Trade Mark Office informs…
Fresh impetus for renewable energy innovation World Intellectual Property Day 2024: Analysis of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office shows increase of a fifth in published patent applications concerning solar technology, wind power and the like – Innovative…