Further Duties Further topics Arbitration Board under the Employee Inventions Act Collective Management Organisations, Copyright Patent Attorney Training Arbitration Board under the Employee Inventions Act The Arbitration Board under the Employee Inventions Act is…
Announcement of the usual characters accepted by the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (section 7 of the Trade Mark Ordinance) 11 September 2020 The usual characters accepted by the German Patent and Trade Mark Office include Latin characters, Arabic numerals and…
Announcements Announcement of the cessation 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 of 22 November…
For start-ups, entrepreneurs and SMEs: German Patent and Trade Mark Office sets off on a roadshow to promote intellectual property rights DPMA Vice-President: The benefits of industrial property rights for individual businesses and the national economy – “The…
Inventions that made history A picture that changed the world Röntgen´s X-rays It all began on a late Friday evening in Würzburg, November 8, 1895, when Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen made one of the most famous discoveries in the history of science: an unknown, invisible…
Organisation and Senior Management Organisation and Senior Management Eva Schewior The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) has been the central authority in the field of intellectual property protection in Germany for more than 145 years. It is the largest…
Product piracy – organised crime Product piracy is no trivial offence. The deliberate infringement of intellectual property rights is a criminal offence. A conviction can result in fines or prison sentences of up to five years. A report by Europol and the European…
How can I tackle counterfeit products? As Europe's largest market, Germany is a major target for counterfeiters. The vast majority of counterfeit goods originate from non-EU countries such as China, Turkey, India or the United Arab Emirates. Germany was the…
About us Centre of intellectual property protection The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) is the centre of expertise in the field of industrial property protection in Germany. Protection of intellectual property is our statutory duty. Just under 2,800 staff…
Milestones Inventions that made history IP in everyday life Some inventions change the world, some just sweeten everyday life: a kaleidoscope of brilliant ideas, the story(s) of their creation and the people behind them. Brands with history Celebrities, classics,…