Statistics Statistics and all data in tabular form are available under the respective IP right: Patents Utility Models Trade Marks Designs Number of the month The tables containing data on technological fields are based on the current technology field structure of…
Important Notices The German Patent and Trade Mark Office irregularly publishes important notices on current IP topics. Not all notices are available in English. Please find here an overview of the notices in German. Important notice of 2 June 2026 Expiry of the term…
Brochures Information brochures relating to IP rights Title 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 Last…
Notices of the President - Archive Notices from previous years The DPMA is providing the Notices of the President in English since 2018. The notices of the President from the years 2000 to 2017 are not available in English. Please refer to the German Website .…
Information for the legal profession On this page we have compiled the most important information for the following groups of people: Patent attorneys admitted in Germany Patent attorneys admitted in EU member states, the European Economic Area or Switzerland…
Data Protection Statement Data protection is important to us. On these pages you will find our updated data protection declaration in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU-DSGVO), which will apply from 25 May 2018. Controlling body Data…
Imprint Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (German Patent and Trade Mark Office) Zweibrückenstr. 12 80331 München, Germany Phone: +49 89 2195-1000 Fax: +49 89 2195-2221 E-mail: info@dpma.de VAT ID number: DE 811 208 709 The DPMA is a higher Federal authority acting…
Information on granting the power of attorney Do you want or need to empower a person to represent you in proceedings before the DPMA? Below you will find important information on how to grant a power of attorney and what to bear in mind. How to grant powers of…
Federal Act Governing Access to Information held by the Federal Government The Federal Act Governing Access to Information held by the Federal Government (Freedom of Information Act) entered into force on 1 January 2006. Under this Act, every citizen is…