Connecting with the innovative industry: kick-off for the exchange format DPMAimpuls Series of events for the user group “large companies and Mittelstand firms very active in terms of applications filed” – focus on the European Unitary Patent and patent quality –…
DPMA-Jahresbericht 2022: Deutschland fällt bei Digitaltechnologien weiter zurück DPMA-Analyse: Starke Zunahme an Patentanmeldungen zu digitalen Schlüsseltechnologien aus den Vereinigten Staaten und China, rückläufige Zahlen aus Deutschland – DPMA-Präsidentin:…
European Inventor Award 2023: DPMA President congratulates LiFi pioneer Harald Haas on being selected as a finalist High-speed transmission of data through light: German electrical engineer Harald Haas has been selected as a finalist in the “Research” category of the…
More and more women inventors in Germany Increase in the share of women inventors in Germany, albeit at a very slow rate – German Länder ranking: Hamburg at the top and Baden-Württemberg at the bottom – DPMA President: “There are great women inventors, but we need a…
Considerable increase in innovations in battery technology DPMAnutzerforum 2023: Analysis shows a leap in the number of patent applications concerning battery technology, a key technology, especially from Asia and the United States – stagnation of innovation activity…
Patent grants at a record level again Annual figures for 2022: German Patent and Trade Mark Office was once again very efficient – the number of patent applications stabilised, but far fewer inventions came from Germany – trade mark applications back at their…
Fight against product piracy: G7 IP leaders intend to intensify cooperation Patent and trade mark offices of the leading economies deliberate under Germany’s presidency of the G7 – counterfeiting causes damage to all industries – consumers can help fight…
“Extraordinary innovative capacity, excellent innovations” Surface cleaning using ice particles, communication system for collective sports, contactless fingerprint reader: DPMA President congratulates companies on being honoured with the 2022 Thuringia Innovation…
"Impressive and highly innovative technical solutions" A high-tech welding process, intelligent glasses and an AI-based method of surveying the oceans originating from Upper Bavaria: The President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office congratulates the winners…
"Level never seen before": 2022 Deutscher Zukunftspreis award fort high-tech microscope DPMA-Präsident Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer with Dr. Thomas Kalkbrenner, Dr. Jörg Siebenmorgen and Ralf Wolleschensky The jury selects the team proposed by the German Patent and…