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Official Publications and Register for patents, utility models, trade marks and designs

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Database for online searches on patent publications from around the world

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Filing trade marks and designs online without signature card

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SME information pages

Our information pages for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will explain why intellectual property rights are important and how to protect intellectual property. They give an overview of information and funding opportunities, show how to enforce intellectual property rights and also how to integrate an IP strategy into corporate policy.

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Supervision of collective management organisations (CMOs) and authorised entities
Arbitration Board under the CMO Act
Arbitration Board under the Employee Inventions Act
Patent attorney training
Register of Out-Of-Commerce Works

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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Ay, caramba! 35 years "The Simpsons" When the going gets Duff

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Been good this year, haven´t you? Santa´s patents, brands & designs

Ay, caramba! 35 years "The Simpsons" When the going gets Duff

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Been good this year, haven´t you? Santa´s patents, brands & designs

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Notice of the President concerning the termination of the option to file via eOLF as of 1 January 2025

New EUIPO brochure published: ‘Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in practice’

Reminder: From 1 January 2025, electronic patent applications at the DPMA via ‘eOLF’ will no longer be possible - European Patent Office takes ‘eOLF’ application programme out of operation. Switch to DPMAdirektPro now.

Notices of the President concerning the opening hours of the Munich office of DPMA on 4 March 2025 (Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras) and concerning the amount of the provision costs for the supply of machine-readable data in 2025

Joint study by the DPMA and WIPO on the use and perception of intellectual property by small and medium-sized enterprises in innovative industries

The EU is extending the protection of Indications of Geographical Origin to craft and industrial products. Previously, this only applied to wines, spirits and agricultural products.

SME information pages

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

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Number of the month: German universities lead the way

In the video: 130 years of the brand and a dwarf as namesake

Collegial exchange and plans for cooperation

Global Innovation Index: Germany falls back to 9th place

Europe-wide "Play Fair" campaign launched

More inventions filed by German companies

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Ay, caramba! 35 years "The Simpsons" When the going gets Duff

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Been good this year, haven´t you? Santa´s patents, brands & designs

Ay, caramba! 35 years "The Simpsons" When the going gets Duff

Save the date - DPMAnutzerforum 2025 Leap innovations, AI and Digital Services Act

Been good this year, haven´t you? Santa´s patents, brands & designs

DPMAregister

DEPATISnet

DPMAdirektWeb

DPMAdirektPro

News

SME information pages

Other duties of the DPMA

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

Directly to

Contact

Focus

Number of the month: German universities lead the way

In the video: 130 years of the brand and a dwarf as namesake

Collegial exchange and plans for cooperation

Global Innovation Index: Germany falls back to 9th place

Europe-wide "Play Fair" campaign launched

More inventions filed by German companies

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