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International application for registration of a mark

Under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (PMMA), you can extend the protection of your applied-for or registered national trade mark internationally. To do so, submit an application for international registration to the DPMA, specifying the countries/contracting parties to which you wish to extend your trade mark. (You can find a brief overview of the procedure under Trade mark protection abroad/How to extend the protection of your trade mark.)

An information sheet on international registration via the Madrid System can be found on our trade mark form pages.

Submission channels

Applications to the DPMA can be submitted electronically via DPMAdirektWeb Internationale Registrierung – (without a signature) or via DPMAdirektPro. However, they may also be submitted by post or fax.

Note

If you wish to submit your application to the DPMA electronically and without a signature, please first complete the necessary forms, save them in PDF/A format on your computer and then upload them to DPMAdirektWeb – Internationale Registrierung. No signature is required on the documents (exception: Form MM18, see below).

Forms

Always required:

  • Begleitschreiben an das DPMA zum Antrag auf internationale Registrierung einer Marke (M8005): This letter contains your application to the DPMA, in which you communicate to us your name, your contact details and the file number of your national basic mark a.o.
  • externer Link Application for international registration of a mark – MM2: For an application for international registration of a German basic mark that you have already registered or applied for, you must use form MM2 issued by WIPO (in English or French). You have the option of completing Form MM2 using the externer Link WIPO Madrid Application Assistant. The tool guides you through the application process electronically in German, in an intuitive and straightforward manner. Once completed, the international application (MM2), which is provided in PDF format, can be downloaded and subsequently submitted to the DPMA.
    Alternatively, you can download the form as a PDF from the WIPO website via externer Link Madrid System Forms (at the very bottom under "Additional downloadable forms") and use it. Instructions on how to complete this form can be found on externer Link WIPO Website ("Note for filing").

May be required:

  • Zusatzerklärung von natürlichen Personen für Anträge/Anmeldungen und Einreichungen aufgrund des 14. Sanktionspakets gegen Russland i. S. des Art. 5s Abs. 1 VO (EU) 833/2014 (A 9520) (Supplementary declaration by natural persons for applications, notifications and submissions under the 14th sanctions package against Russia within the meaning of Article 5s(1) of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, only in German). As a natural person filing an application for an intellectual property right with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, you are required to submit this form, duly completed, to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office; see Notice from the President No. 1/24. In the case of joint applicants, this applies to each individual. If you have already completed the declaration in the accompanying letter, it is not necessary to submit it separately.
  • If you were unable to insert the trade mark reproduction of a mark in the MM2 form, it can be attached to the application in PDF/A format (file name: "Trade mark reproduction"). Please refer to the "Note for filing" on externer Link WIPO Website for instructions on item 7 ("THE MARK") of Form MM2.
  • externer Link Claim of seniority (European Union) - MM17: This form (in English or French), issued by WIPO, is required if you designate the European Union and claim seniority. Provided you have added the seniority details in the Madrid Application Assistant, a separate submission is not required.
  • externer Link Declaration of intention to use the mark (USA) – MM18: For the designation of the USA, a declaration of intention to use the mark is additionally required on this form (in English) issued by WIPO. Please note that the submission of form MM18 is not possible without a handwritten signature. If necessary, you must print out and sign the form, and scan it using PDF/A format. If you have used the WIPO Madrid Application Assistant for your international application, a handwritten signature on form MM18 is not required.

Fees

The fee of the DPMA for the application for international registration (fee number: 334 100; 180 euros) must be paid within one month after filing the application (Information on the payment of fees at the DPMA). If the fee is not paid in due time, the application for an international registration is deemed to be withdrawn (Sec. 6 Patent Costs Act).

Note: The amount of the fees payable to WIPO can be found on the WIPO website at externer Link https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system/how_to/file/fees. A externer Link fee calculator is also available there.

Last updated: 14 August 2026