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News - Archive 2018
December 2018
- Press release (21/12/2018)
Only six per cent female inventors: Women greatly underrepresented in terms of patent applications in Germany
- Press release (20/12/2018)
DPMA supports libraries for the blind
- Ingenious women (20/12/2018)
150th birthday of Käthe Paulus: Aviation pioneer, acrobat, inventor
- Milestones (04/12/2018)
200 years of “Silent Night”: The song, its history and the trade marks
- Ingenious women (04/12/2018)
Nobel Prize Award 2018: Three women awarded - Prizes for Physics and Chemistry for female Researchers
- Ingenious women (03/12/2018)
Against all odds: Ada Lovelace and the overture of the age of computer
November 2018
- Background (27/11/2018)
DesignEuropa Award goes to Hartmut Esslinger: DPMA Vice President Christine Moosbauer congratulates the internationally renowned designer on winning the "Lifetime Achivement Award" - Milestones (22/11/2018)
50 years White Album: The Beatles, their masterpiece and a famous trademark dispute - Milestones (22/11/2018)
50 years of Kevlar: The bulletproof fibre from the chemistry laboratory - Background (16/11/2018)
AI and intellectual property rights: Conference and dossier - Notice of the President of the DPMA 5/2018 (12/11/2018)
Publication of the Patent Gazette (Patentblatt), the Trade Mark Journal (Markenblatt) and the Design Gazette (Designblatt) on the official Internet platform DPMAregister in 2019 - Notice of the President of the DPMA 4/2018 (08/11/2018)
Opening hours of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office from 22 December 2018 to 1 January 2019 - Milestones (07/11/2018)
Lise Meitner: The bypassed pioneer - Milestones (07/11/2018)
60 years expansion dowel: The masterpiece of the mass inventor - Guests at DPMA (01/11/2018)
Info Day for the start-up scene: IP information for people with migrant and refugee backgrounds
October 2018
- The DPMA at glasstec in Düsseldorf (19/10/2018)
The 25th world leading trade fair for the glass industry takes place from 23 to 26 October - Infoday (17/10/2018)
Managing Intellectual Property for Start-ups with migrant and refugee backgrounds on 22 October at IDZ-Berlin - DPMA celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Jena Office (15/10/2018)
"Prime example of a well-functioning federal system" - The DPMA at the eMove 360° in Munich (15/10/2018)
From 16 to 18 October the world's largest trade fair for electric mobility will take place - Where Germany´s independent inventors are based (12/10/2018)
DPMA at iENA trade fair - EPO President António Campinos visits DPMA (10/10/2018)
IT projects in focus - The DPMA at deGUT (10/10/2018)
On 12 and 13 October, the 34th Deutsche Gründer- und Unternehmertage (deGUT) will take place in Berlin - The 150th birthday of August Horch (09/10/2018)
Godfather of fast cars - The 2CV turns 70 (05/10/2018)
Good old ugly duckling - German-Japanese Symposium (04/10/2018)
United in innovation protection
September 2018
- 90 years Penicillin (27/09/2018)
Blunting wonder weapon - European Union Trade Mark Directive (26/09/2018)
Planned changes of the Trade Mark Act: Information on the amendment of the European Union Trade Mark Directive - DPMA and Chinese partner authority CNIPA expand cooperation (24/09/2018)
Meeting of the heads of offices in Munich - Annual Report 2017 (24/09/2018)
Now available in English - 35 years ago: The first mobile phone on the market (20/09/2018)
Communication revolution with a slow start - Press release (12/09/2018)
Research on drugs, drive system, renewable energy – three innovative developments nominated for Deutscher Zukunftspreis - 60 years Integrated Circuit (10/09/2018)
Big bang of microelectronics - 20 years DPMA in Jena (04/09/2018)
Sub-Office celebrates its birthday - Autonomous driving (01/09/2018)
The top of the patent ranking
August 2018
- 60 years three-point belt (31/08/2018)
The life-saver that was only slowly accepted
- The great sweating (27/08/2018)
Refreshing inventions: Antiperspirants and deodorants
- 40th anniversary of Germany's first space flight (23/08/2018)
Sigmund Jähn and the MKF 6 – world-class excellence in space
- Information, inventor quiz and attractive positions (22/08/2018)
German Patent and Trade Mark Office introduces itself as an employer for engineers at the Federal Government's Open Day
- Notice 2/2018 of the President of the DPMA (01/08/2018)
concerning the revision of the guideline for the examination of trade mark applications and the keeping of the register
- 130 years ago: world´s first car ride (01/08/2018)
With hatpin & garter: Bertha Benz´ drive into future
July 2018
- International Beer Day (30/07/2018)
Serious drinking: Beer an IP
- When the moon goes out (23/07/2018)
Total lunar eclipse on July 27
- Press release of 6 July 2018 (06/07/2018)
"A sustainable strengthening of Germany as a location for innovation" – additional posts for the German Patent and Trade Mark Office – attractive employer with many career opportunities
June 2018
- On site for you: DPMA experts at automatica in Munich (June 19-22) (15/06/2018)
At this exhibition, the DPMA will be offering exhibitors the services of Mobile IP experts.
- Football Worl Cup (14/06/2018)
Football and technology: Game of inventions
- The DPMA at CEBIT (10/06/2018)
Tailor-made information services on innovation and trade mark protection for the IT industry
- European Inventor Award (09/06/2018)
"Most innovative minds of our continent": DPMA Vice-President congratulates winners of the European Inventor Award 2018
- 175 Years of Fax (29/05/2018)
When the picture learned to turn into electricity
- Federal Minister as a welcome guest at the DPMA (25/05/2018)
Visit of Dr Katarina Barley to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office in Munich
- Beelitzer Spargel (24/05/2018)
On the similarities between an asparagus brand and Europe
- Audience Award (23/05/2018)
Who will win the Audience Award? Two Germans in the race for the European Inventor Award, which will be awarded on 7 June 2018.
- International Day of Light (16/05/2018)
Nothing works without light - discoveries and innovations in the field of light
- Of mice and money (14/05/2018)
90 years of Mickey Mouse
- Parliamentary State Secretary visits Munich (03/05/2018)
Rita Hagl-Kehl guest at Munich headquarters
- European Inventors Award (03/05/2018)
MRI pioneer Jens Frahm nominated
January - April 2018
- Star Wars Day (30/04/2018)
May the 4th be with you! Star Wars Day
- Girls' Day at DPMA (26/04/2018)
Vice President encourages future female engineers
- World Women's Day 2018 (26/04/2018)
Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity
- Important Notice on encryption technology (24/04/18)
DPMA has revised encryption technology for data traffic on the Internet
- World Book and Copyright Day on April 23:
Ready - steady - read!
- Press Release: "Senior manager with great expertise" (18/04/18)
German Patent and Trade Mark Office bids farewell to retiring Vice-President Günther Schmitz - his successor is Christine Moosbauer
- Erfinderaktivitäten (inventor activities): Help for space (11/04/18)
On the occasion of the "International Human Spaceflight Day" we focus on the topic "How to eliminate waste in space".
- Press release: High demand for patents and trade marks "made in Germany" – Germany leader in autonomous driving systems (01/03/18)
Germany is far ahead in the development of autonomous driving systems. At the end of 2017, companies in Germany held 42% of the patents valid for the German market in this cutting-edge technology.
- Warning against Misleading Requests for Payment (16/02/18)
The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) warns against offers, requests for payment and invoices relating to IP applications and renewal of IP rights from private companies unrelated to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office.
- Chinese and German offices extend Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot (19/01/18)
The DPMA and SIPO have extended the pilot programme’s duration by a further three years until 22 January 2021.
Last updated: 14 August 2023
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