Join us in discovering the colourful world of intellectual property rights Behind almost every interesting topic lies an intellectual achievement. And intellectual property - if one wishes to exploit it - should always be protected. Whether it’s a comic, a piece of…
World of Design In our series, we travel through the calendar year – from the atmospheric light of the dark season to the sparkling splendour of Christmas. In between, we get romantic on Valentine's Day, surprisingly comfortable with seating furniture and cosy in…
Re-inventing the wheel John Dunlop, the (re)inventor of the pneumatic tyre This story is quite well-known: In 1888, John Boyd Dunlop can no longer watch his son struggle on a tricycle with hard rubber tyres on the bumpy road surface in Belfast and invents the…
Important notice of 2 June 2026 Expiry of the term of protection of registered designs: the German Patent and Trade Mark Office will give earlier notification of the expiry of the term of protection of designs and of the renewal fees The German Patent and Trade Mark…
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…
Nobel Prize for Medicine 2026 "Outstanding researchers and pioneering inventors" 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 (DPMA) in 2002 –…
DPMA direktWeb Further topics Submit without signature Questions on DPMAdirektWeb E-filing of trade mark and design applications This application enables you to file trade marks and designs as well as international applications for registration of a mark online at…
Classifications Further topics For patents and utility models For trade marks For designs What are intellectual property right classifications for? Classifications serve to index the content of documents and thus allow for content-driven retrieval, independent of the…
Patenting around the world International survey on the Patent Prosecution Highway: We want to hear your views How can the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programme be tailored even more effectively to the needs of its users? Share your experiences and help us…
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