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Inventiveness and creativity need effective protection. The DPMA is the German centre of expertise for all intellectual property rights - for patents, utility models, trade marks and registered designs. As the largest national patent office in Europe and the fifth largest national patent office in the world, it is committed to Germany's future as a country of inventors in a globalised economy.

Here you will find our current press releases and the archive of earlier press releases.
Not all press releases are available in English. Here you will find an overview of the press releases in German.

15 July 2025

• "Further strengthening the DPMA's expertise"

14 July 2025

• Artificial intelligence, examiner exchange and IT cooperation

09 July 2025

• Boom in investments in research, software and intellectual property

08 July 2025

• Enjoy your vacation — say no to fakes!

28 May 2025

• ‘Concentrated expertise on industrial property protection’

22 May 2025

• DPMA Annual Report 2024: Sharp rise in patent applications from Germany on renewable energies

23 April 2025

• "Feel the beat of IP": DPMA celebrates World Intellectual Property Day

24 March 2025

• DPMAnutzerforum 2025: creating the framework conditions for a catch-up race in new technologies

12 March 2025

• DPMA annual figures for 2024: considerable increase in patent applications from Germany

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Last updated: 6 March 2024