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Patents

The German Patent and Trade Mark Office publishes application forms, information leaflets and other forms concerning IP applications. Some of the documents are available in German language only.

• National patent application
• Other forms concerning the patent procedure
• Ordinance on Patent Procedure
• Guidelines and notes on the patent procedure
• Forms concerning the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH)
• Forms concerning the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between DPMA and CNIPA
• Forms concerning biotechnological inventions
• Forms concerning supplementary protection certificates (SPCs)
• European applications
• International patent applications (PCT application)
• Data Protection regarding IP applications

Important note:
Please do not send your patent application or any other request by e-mail. Procedural acts (applications, requests, etc.) concerning patents require submission by post, fax, using the DPMAdirektPro software or in person to be legally valid.

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Last updated: 2 March 2022