Protect How to protect your intellectual property Would you like to protect a technical invention, a name, your logo, a product design or your handcrafted product? Then the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) is the right place for you. On the following pages,…
Newsletter Ausgabe 4/2026 piznet-Aktionswoche 2026: Geistiges Eigentum strategisch nutzen - kostenfreie IP-Analyse für Gründende, Start-ups und KMU vom 16. bis 20. November 2026 Innovations-Roadshow 2026: Von Berlin bis Aachen - acht Stationen, viele Impulse…
Forms and other documents for Patents Please note: Links may not work temporarily Due to the migration of the DPMA website to a new content management system on 10 November 2026, all URLs and links to internal media (documents, videos) have changed. The official…
Other forms and documents Please note: Links may not work temporarily Due to the migration of the DPMA website to a new content management system on 10 November 2026, all URLs and links to internal media (documents, videos) have changed. The official forms provided…
Forms and Leaflets Documents on procedures at the DPMA Do you wish to file a patent application, to have a change recorded for your trade mark or are you looking for information on design applications? On the following pages, you will find application forms,…
Die Inhalte der DPMA-Internetseite im Überblick Was ist wo zu finden? Willkommen auf der Internetseite des Deutschen Patent- und Markenamts, kurz DPMA. In diesem Video zeigen wir Ihnen, welche Inhalte Sie auf unserer Internetseite finden und wie Sie sich schnell…
DPMA at the WIPO General Assembly Geneva. A delegation from the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, led by President Eva Schewior, attended the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva and held a number of high-level meetings…
DPMA President congratulates WIPO Director General Tang on his re-election The President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, Eva Schewior, has warmly congratulated the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation, Daren Tang, on his…
News Overview of current issues November 2026 10.11.2026 | Some links in forms are not working Following the migration of our website to a new content management system, all URLs and links to internal media (documents, videos) have changed. 05.11.2026 | SME Fund 2026…