Cancellation Proceedings Cancellation Proceedings - putting utility models to the test Utility models are registered without examining whether they are eligible for protection. In case of a dispute, cancellation proceedings at the DPMA will clarify whether the…
Protection Requirements Within the scope of the registration procedure, the DPMA mainly examines the formal protection requirements. However, it is also examined whether the subject matter is a technical invention at all or whether the subject matter is excluded from…
Protectability What can be protected by a utility model? All technical inventions can be protected by a utility model as they can be by a patent. This also includes chemical substances, foodstuffs and medicinal products. Protection is not available for: discoveries,…
Biotechnology and patents Biotechnology is one of the most interesting and complex challenges for the patent system. Biotechnology means the use of biological material such as enzymes or cells for technical purposes, for example, to obtain medicinal products.…
DPMAnutzerforum 2026: quantum technology is gaining momentum DPMA analysis: sevenfold increase in patent applications relating to quantum technology compared to ten years ago – German applicants in second place behind US applicants – DPMA President: Germany could be…
Examination and Grant Examination procedure In the examination procedure, the DPMA patent examiners make sure that your invention fulfils the following criteria: novelty inventive step industrial applicability In addition, the invention must be of technical character…
SME Fund 2026: EU funding program for small and medium-sized enterprises relaunched Individual IP scans, registration of patents, trademarks, designs, and varieties, as well as state-of-the-art searches: Small and medium-sized enterprises receive EU funding to…
Press releases News from the DPMA Inventiveness and creativity need effective protection. The DPMA is the German centre of expertise for all intellectual property rights - for patents, utility models, trade marks and registered designs. As the largest national patent…
Good Reasons for a Patent Application at the DPMA German patents will continue to be highly attractive even after the introduction of the European Unitary Patent. What are the arguments for filing your invention with the DPMA? Proven quality The DPMA is renowned for…
Opposition and Revocation Opposition proceedings Any person may give notice of opposition within nine months of the publication of the grant of a patent in the Patent Gazette ( Patentblatt ). If no opposition is filed, the patent becomes legally valid upon expiry of…