Content

Publications

Official publications

• Patentblatt (Patent Gazette), Markenblatt (Trade Mark Journal), Designblatt (Design Gazette) ( in German)
  The weekly publications pursuant to the German Patent, Trade Mark and Design Acts
• Notices by the President
  Overview of notices by the President of the DPMA
• Important notices
  Information about important current topics and developments in the DPMA’s fields of duty
• Announcements
  The DPMA publishes announcements in accordance with the relevant regulations
• Open tendering
  Open tendering of the DPMA (in German)
• Blatt für Patent-, Muster- und Zeichenwesen (BlPMZ) (in German)
  Online access to the monthly gazette of the DPMA

Information

• News
  Overview of current issues
• DPMA newsletters
  Our newsletters on the DPMA, our databases and electronic IP applications
• Brochures
  Our information brochures and leaflets
• DPMAinformativ (in German only)
  Series on special IP topics published on an irregular basis
• Annual reports
  Our annual reports for download
• Statistics
  Current statistical data for patents, utility models, trade marks and designs

Themes

• Guests at DPMA
  Domestic and international guests visit the DPMA
• Background
  What's behind it: Exciting information on current topics
• Milestones
  Highlights of the history of patents, trade marks and designs
• Ingenious women
  We introduce female researchers and inventors who serve as role models
• erfinden (in German)
  Annual publication containing articles by our patent examiners on current technological topics as well as historical and recent inventions
• Poster gallery
  Significant inventions that have left their mark on people’s lives

Print publications

The following publications are edited by the DPMA and can be ordered from any bookshop:

• PCT-Leitfaden für Anmelder (German translation of the PCT Applicant’s Guide)
  Volume I contains general information for users of the PCT in the international phase of the PCT procedure
  Volume II contains information about the procedure before the designated (or elected) offices in the national phase of the PCT procedure
  Format: loose-leaf edition
  Publisher: Carl Heymanns Verlag
  ISBN 978-3-452-22693-8
  SThe German-Language PCT Guide can be ordered from Carl Heymanns Verlag.

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Last updated: 20 November 2025