German Patent and
Trade Mark Office
The invention must be registered with the German Patent and
Trade Mark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt – DPMA)
to obtain patent protection. In Germany the DPMA is the central
industrial property authority.
The applicant has to file a request for examination with the DPMA
that is subject to a fee. The request must contain a detailed
description of the invention. The DPMA website www.dpma.de
provides further information on fling the application and applica-
ble fees
.
Foreigners may also file applications for patents in Germany.
Under certain circumstances, however, a patent attorney has to
be appointed as representative in Germany.
European patents are granted under the European Patent Con-
vention (EPC). More information is available at the website of the
European Patent Organization www.epo.org/patents.html.
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