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Mary Shelley died 175 years ago Mother of the monster

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75th anniversary of death of Ferdinand Porsche An engineer and his century

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SME information pages

SME information pages: How to protect your innovations

Intellectual property rights are essential to effectively protect innovations and brands from theft and counterfeiting. You can find out what you can do as a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) to protect your business inventions and what role patents, trade marks, designs, copyrights and trade secrets play in this on our SME information pages.

Other duties of the DPMA

Other duties of the DPMA

Patent information centres

Patent information centres: all-round service providers in the field of industrial property protection

The DPMA closely cooperates with patent information centres all over Germany. They offer all those interested in IP comprehensive information on industrial property protection, including initial consultations for inventors, training courses and search support.

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Melli Beese: Germany´s first female pilot

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DPMAnutzerforum 2026: Focus on quantum technology

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Promoting climate protection: the DPMA is a partner of WIPO Green

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Happy birthday, Charlie Brown!

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