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News - Archive 2024

July 2024

  • Guests at DPMA (31.07.2024)
    AI, diversity, patent quality and raising public awareness - the key topics of the meeting
  • Number of the month (30.07.2024)
    Counterfeit sports goods cause damage amounting to 850 million euros per year
  • Milestones (26.07.2024)
    Seven brands and the "Taylor's version"
  • Background (25.07.2024)
    Olympic Summer Games in Paris: Olympia - Mascots, money, marketing
  • Important notice: (22.07.2024)
    No acceptance of new applications filed by Russian nationals or natural persons residing in Russia or by legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia
  • Search: DPMAregister (19.07.2024)
    GDR form treasure now searchable in DPMAregister - DFG research project of the State Patent Center Thuringia ("PATON")
  • Europe leads the way in water technology innovation (18.07.2024)
    Europe is a world leader in the development of new technologies in the water sector, such as drinking water production, efficient water utilisation, wastewater treatment and flood protection. This is shown by a study published today by the externer Link European Patent Office (EPO). In the period from 1992 to 2021, 40 per cent of all international patent families on water technologies were filed by applicants from the EPO's 39 member states. This puts Europe well ahead in terms of inventions in the water sector, followed by the USA and Japan. The leading European countries are currently Germany, France and the United Kingdom.
  • Ingenious women (17.07.2024)
    55 years moon landing: Apollo´s women - They put that man on the moon
  • Annual Report (11.07.2024)
    Interesting statistics, useful information and exciting stories
  • Inventor and Innovation Awards (09.07.2024)
    European Inventor Award 2024: DPMA President Eva Schewior congratulates
  • Important notice (08.07.2024)
    on entry into force of a new version of the Standard for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings Using XML pursuant to section 11 (2) of the Patent Ordinance as of 1 July 2024
  • Ingenious women (01.07.2024)
    90th anniversary of Marie Curie's death: Radiant icon of science

June 2024

May 2024

  • Number of the month (16.05.2024)
    4.1 billion euros in total damage caused to the mechanical and plant engineering industry by illegal replicas, copies or other plagiarism infringements
  • AI that can see (16.05.2024)
    Nominated for the European Inventor Award: Cordelia Schmid
  • Milestones (16.05.2024)
    275th birthday: Edward Jenner, father of vaccination
  • Press release (14.05.2024)
    Product piracy: How SMEs can enforce their property rights
  • Background (07.05.2024)
    Father´s day special: The Bollerwagen handcart - Here for the beer!
  • World of Design (06.05.2024)
    Musical instruments in many tonal colours

April 2024

  • Background (30.04.2024)
    Protection of intellectual property highly strategically relevant for Germany: DPMA President Eva Schewior speaks to business organisations in Berlin on World Intellectual Property Day
  • Ingenious women (30.04.2024)
    175th birthday of Bertha Benz: With hatpin, garter and 3 hp: A lady´s drive into the age of cars
  • Background (30.04.2024)
    Star Wars Day: The empire and IP
  • Press release (26.04.2024)
    World Intellectual Property Day 2024: Fresh impetus for renewable energy innovation, DPMA analysis shows
  • Background (24.04.2024)
    World IP Day 2024: Shaping a sustainable future together - WIPO video message and DPMA contribution
  • World IP Day 2024 (09.04.2024)
    Building our common future with innovation and creativity
  • World of Design (09.04.2024)
    All about the "bike"

March 2024

  • Number of the month (28.03.2024)
    40 percent more published patent applications in the field of AI since 2019
  • Important notice (22.03.2024)
    On European cooperation in the field of trade mark law: trade mark applications made in bad faith
  • World of Design (21.03.2024)
    Happy Easter
  • Press release (18.03.2024)
    Boom in filings of AI inventions
  • Milestones (11.03.2024)
    Solar Gold and circuit laws: 200th birthday of Gustav Robert Kirchhoff
  • International Women’s Day 2024 (08.03.2024)
    "Invest in women: Accelerate progress"
  • Press release (06.03.2024)
    Partners for a strong innovation ecosystem: WIPO Director General Daren Tang visits DPMA
  • Press release (05.03.2024)
    DPMA annual figures: More inventions filed by German companies

February 2024

  • Milestones (27.02.2024)
    It´s back! Legendary stolen Beatle bass recovered after more than half a century
  • New sign language videos (26.02.2024)
    "Hands talk, eyes listen"
  • Designs (23.02.2024)
    DesignEuropa Awards 2024: Apply now
  • Milestones (14.02.2024)
    145 years ago: Patent for the stapler - Once indispensable, soon 'extinct'?
  • Number of the month (09.02.2024)
    On the occasion of "Women and Girls in Science Day": proportion of women in STEM degree programs at around 35 percent
  • Important notice (08.02.2024)
    Chinese and German offices extend Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot
  • Press release (07.02.2024)
    DPMA uses new information material to sharpen its profile as the centre of expertise for intellectual property in Germany
  • Events (05.02.2024)
    Register now for the DPMAnutzerforum 2024
  • World of design (01.02.2024)
    Jewelry for your loved ones for Valentine's Day

January 2024

  • Milestones (31.01.2024)
    65 years ago: Jack Kilby applies for patent for first IC
  • Important notice (26.01.2024)
    on the occasion of the earthquake on the Japanese peninsula of Noto and its consequences
  • Number of the month (23.01.2024)
    Number of registered designs in the lighting sector
  • Milestones (18.01.2024)
    55 years ago: Rock the Roof - The Beatles' last ever concert
  • Ingenious Women (17.01.2024)
    On the death of Eveline Gottzein: Satellites, rockets, magnetic levitation trains
  • Milestones (09.01.2024)
    95 years "Tintin": Billions of billious blue blistering barnacles!
  • Important Notices (02.01.2024)
    2024 version of the 12th edition of the Nice Classification (NCL 12-2024) and 14th Edition of the Locarno Classification and Official List of Goods Design (Version 2024 LOC14)
  • World of design (02.01.2024)
    A light rises in the darkness

Last updated: 4 October 2024