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…
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…
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…
Germany is leading in the field of climate-friendly innovations Analysis on the occasion of the DPMAnutzerforum 2022: Germany leads the patent ranking in the field of e-mobility and renewable energy sources – the number of renewable energy inventions is stagnating –…
Number of patent grants at record level In 2021, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office concluded more patent and trade mark procedures than at any time in more than 30 years – DPMA President: High number of granted patents strengthens companies in the crisis –…
Press releases 2021 29 December 2021 Air taxis and Co.: Steep rise in the number of innovations 17 November 2021 Deutscher Zukunftspreis award for the “key to the fight against COVID-19” 3 November 2021 "Guarantors of stability during the crisis" 20 September 2021…
Air taxis and Co.: Steep rise in the number of innovations DPMA analysis: Threefold increase in patent applications relating to Urban Air Mobility within five years – number of German inventions is soaring – four in ten applications for the German market originate…
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…
"Guarantors of stability during the crisis" Creative women and many ideas concerning protective clothing: Against the trend, independent inventors filed more patent applications in 2020 than in the previous year – new services offered at www.dpma.de Press release of…
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…