Comic IP Hooray, hooray! Pumuckl is back Pumuckl Blistering barnacles! Pumuckl is more popular today than ever: a new film is just being released and a new television series featuring his adventures is about to enter its second season. What have we earned, Charlie…
Blatt für Patent-, Muster- und Zeichenwesen The Blatt für Patent-, Muster- und Zeichenwesen (BLPMZ) , which is published by the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), is a monthly German-language gazette that contains acts, ordinances and official notifications…
DPMA newsletters (currently only in German) Information from the DPMA's work areas Our newsletter provides up-to-date information from the DPMA's work areas, in particular on search tools and databases. Notification service for new Presidential communications,…
DPMA informativ DPMA informativ is a German-language publication by the DPMA on specific topics in the field of IP published on an irregular basis: DPMA informativ no. 1 [PDF, 133 KB] standardisation of patent literature – INID codes DPMA informativ no. 2 [PDF, 514…
Ludwig II. of Bavaria The fairy tale king of tradmarks King Ludwig II. wanted to remain an "eternal enigma" - and he succeeded. Above all, the circumstances of his death in Lake Starnberg on 13 June 1886 will probably remain mysterious forever. His secrets and above…
Key Duties Service provider for the protection of intellectual property The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) sees itself as a service provider in the field of IP protection in Germany, supporting inventors and companies on their journey from the idea to the…
Brands with history Googly-eyed inspirer „Sendung mit der Maus“ Possibly no one in this country has done as much for research and science as the Maus. She has awakened curiosity in whole generations to find out what lies behind things. For more than half a century,…
Arbitration Board under the Employee Inventions Act Further topics Settlement proposals and decisions The task of the Arbitration Board under the Employee Inventions Act is to amicably settle disputes between an employee who has made an invention within the scope of…
Publications Notices by the President Overview of notices by the President of the DPMA (also published in BlPMZ) Read more Important notices Information about important current topics and developments in the DPMA’s fields of duty Read more Announcements The DPMA…
Announcement of the termination of the option to file via eOLF, the electronic filing program of the European Patent Office (section 3 (4) sentence 1 of the Ordinance on Electronic Legal Transactions with the DPMA), as of 1 January 2025 22 November 2024 The German…