When the pictures started moving Patent for the Lumière brothers' cinematograph With this patent the success story of cinema began: on 13 February 1895, the brothers August and Louis Lumière applied for a patent in France for an "Appareil servant à l'obtention et à…
Beethoven Beethoven portrait of Joseph Karl Stiehler (1820) in the Beethoven-Haus at Bonn The grumpy, deaf genius Joy, beautiful spark of divinity: He was one of the greatest composers of all time - Ludwig van Beethoven. But the loss of his hearing was overshadowing…
Pocket folding umbrella DE606015A Great little brolly The umbrella is a practical invention. But a canopy to take along is even more practical when it can be folded up so small that it fits in every pocket. We owe this idea to Hans Haupt, who applied for a patent for…
Roller coaster patents "Roller coasting structure“ (US310966A) by LaMarcus A. Thompson, 1885 Screeching and racing On 20 January 1885, one of the first patents for a roller coaster was granted. LaMarcus Adna Thompson, probably the most important pioneer of amusement…
Three-point safety belt Volvo advertisement, ca. 1970 The life-saver that was only slowly accepted This invention has saved the lives of countless people: On August 29, 1958, a patent application was filed in Sweden for the Three-point safety belt (see DE1101987B…
Salot´s "replaceable anti-skid studs" Salot, Dassler and the "Miracle of Bern" To this day, a football legend persists: Adi Dassler, so the tale goes, made a decisive contribution to the "Miracle of Bern" with the screw-in studs he invented. It's true that the German…
Fees Further topics Misleading Requests for Payment Patent fees Utility Model fees Trade mark fees Design fees Payment Transactions Information on all fees for the filing of IP applications and the renewal of IP rights is available here: Patents Utility models Trade…
(Nobel) Prize worthy! "Outstanding researchers and pioneering inventors" 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine The groundbreaking invention by this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine laureates, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, was filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office…
Questions around Patents Further topics Questions about WIPO DAS Here you will find a selection of frequently asked questions on patent protection What is a ‘patent claim’? Patent claims define the scope of protection of your patent. You should therefore draft them…
Vorzimmerkraft (w/m/div) für das Büro der Vizepräsidentin Stellenausschreibung | Standort: München | Bewerbungsfrist: 29. November 2026 Wir suchen an unserem Standort München zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Vorzimmerkraft (w/m/div) für das Büro der…