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Customer service will be upgrading its IT systems at the beginning of 2026

At the beginning of 2026, the customer service department of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office will be upgrading its IT systems. This may cause delays in processing enquiries during the first few weeks of the year. However, we will still be available to assist you during the upgrade and will be happy to provide you with all the information you need. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

December 2025

  • Ingenious women (19.12.2025)
    Germany´s first female pilot: Melli Beese, inventor and entrepreneur
  • Notice of the President (19.12.2025)
    of 19 December 2025 concerning the 13th edition of the international Nice Classification (in force as from 1 January 2026) and concerning the publication of the list of classes and the alphabetical lists of goods and services in the Federal Gazette
  • Notice of the President (18.12.2025)
    of 18 December 2025 concerning the opening hours of the Munich office of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office on 17 February 2026 (Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras)
  • Number of the month (18.12.2025)
    11,327 entries for "Jugend forscht" (Youth Researches)
  • Milestones (12.12.2025)
    30th anniversary of death of computer pioneer Konrad Zuse: Making history in the living room
  • Press release (11.12.2025)
    Gift Responsibly: Say No to Fakes!
  • Notice of the President (11.12.2025)
    of 10 December 2025 concerning the amount of the provision costs for the supply of machine-readable data
  • Ingenious women (05.12.2025)
    210th birthday: Ada Lovelace - Computer pioneer
  • Search - Find - Protect (02.12.2025)
    Patent Law Symposium 2025: Exchange on current topics in German and European patent law

Caution: Fraudulent requests for payment by e-mail! (15.12.2025)

Fraudulent requests for payment circulated again! As in previous cases of fraud, trademark applicants were contacted by email. The e-mails sent in the name of the Office management of the DPMA request the recipients to transfer allegedly due application fees (up into the four-digit range) to foreign accounts (recently also to a German IBAN). The scam e-mails are also accompanied by a forged trade mark certificate containing the logo of the DPMA.

The DPMA expressly points out that these e-mails are not related to the Office. The Office does not send invoices or requests for payment - neither for the application or renewal of IP rights nor for their publication in the official registers.

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Last updated: 23 December 2025