German Patent and Trade Mark Office

We are still here for you

Despite all restrictions, the German Patent and Trade Mark Office is fully able to work. All staff are doing their best to accommodate your request and to provide our services as is usually the case.

Regularly updated information and notes on the situation can be found on our information page on coronavirus.

Other duties of the DPMA

• Supervision of collective management organisations (CMOs)
• 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 twenty 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.