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Annual Reports
The annual reports of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office contain informative figures and statistics relating to IP applications in Germany and on all other activities of the DPMA.
Annual Report 2025
How are patent filing trends evolving in the field of quantum technologies? What does effective trademark protection look like in an increasingly digital world? And how do design rights differ from copyright?
The DPMA Annual Report 2025 explores these and other topics, offering insights into emerging technologies and the intellectual property rights that help protect innovation—including patents, utility models, trademarks and designs. The report also presents the latest statistics, along with a behind-the-scenes look at the DPMA. Highlights include DPMAimpuls, our event series bringing together the DPMA and the business community, as well as our new office building. In an interview, DPMA President Eva Schewior discusses the vital role that industrial property rights play in Germany's economy and explains how the DPMA is working to make its services even more user-friendly in the years ahead.
Annual Report 2024
Technology trends in solar technology, wind power and batteries, application rankings of the German Länder and interesting interviews and perspectives: In addition to innovation trends and statistics, the DPMA Annual Report 2024 again offers a lot of useful information on patents, utility models, trade marks and designs. There are also inside views from the DPMA - for example, on our Technology Day, career opportunities and the work of our social media team. And our partners also have their say: The patent information centers report on their work with small and medium-sized enterprises - and the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations explains the immense importance of industrial property rights for the economic success of groundbreaking new technologies.
Annual Report 2023
How are patent applications concerning digital technologies and renewable energy sources developing? What are the strategic challenges for the German Patent and Trade Mark Office? And how do we raise the awareness of small and medium-sized enterprises about the protection of intellectual property? In addition to current technology trends and statistical data on patents, utility models, trade marks and designs, the DPMA Annual Report 2023 also contains a lot of useful tips and interesting information on other topics.
Published in HTML format, our annual report is reader-friendly and optimised for mobile use. If you need the report for your records, a working version can soon be downloaded as a PDF file from its start page.
Annual report 2022
How innovative are German companies in key digital technologies? How does the DPMA support innovative companies in protecting their intellectual property? And what is the connection between the Beatles and the German village of Bubenreuth? In addition to current technology trends, the DPMA Annual Report 2022 provides statistics, exciting stories and useful information on the industrial property rights patent, utility model, trade mark and design.
Annual report 2021
In addition to current technology trends, the DPMA Annual Report 2021 once again contains lots of statistics. The report also tells exciting stories - from the 125th anniversary of the death of aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal to trademarks related to Mickey Mouse. We also offer a new digital version: reader-friendly, multimedia and ideal for mobile devices. The PDF version will follow soon.
Annual report 2020
In the Annual Report 2020, the DPMA provides information on current trends concerning the industrial property rights patent, utility model, trade mark and design. "The effects of the Corona pandemic have also shaped the past year for us," said DPMA President Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer. "However, in addition to unpleasant consequences, there are also bright spots that make me optimistic." For the first time, we are offering the Annual Report 2020 as an interactive digital version in addition to the print version.
Annual report 2019
In addition to technology trends and useful information on IP procedures, the report also offers entertaining reading: In 2019, the DPMA celebrated its reopening after World War II 70 years ago. The new start was an eventful and exciting time. In addition, the importance of IP rights in pop culture is highlighted with Mickey Mouse, Star Wars, the Simpsons and Co. and the most famous patent examiner of all times, Albert Einstein, is honored on his 140th birthday.
Previous Editions
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Annual Report 2018 (8,41 MB) (not barrier-free)
- Annual Report 2017 (7,74 MB) (not barrier-free)
- Annual Report 2016 (7,96 MB)
- Annual Report 2015 (7,63 MB)
- Annual Report 2014 (7,11 MB)
- Annual Report 2013 (8 MB)
- Annual Report 2012 (4,98 MB)
- Annual Report 2011 (7,35 MB)
- Annual Report 2010 (8,22 MB)
- Annual Report 2009 (3,56 MB)
- Annual Report 2008 (6,01 MB)
- Annual Report 2007 (8,02 MB)
- Annual Report 2006 (2,38 MB)
Previous editions of the annual reports may be ordered by writing an e-mail to presse@dpma.de.
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Last updated: 3 July 2026
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