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Notice No. 2/2022

of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office of 9. February 2022 concerning changes in recording domestic branches

The previous practice of the office regarding the recording of domestic branches is being changed: IP right owners and applicants can now be recorded in the register under the firm name of their domestic branch if the firm name of the branch is registered in the German commercial register, unless it is not possible to identify the legal entity from the firm name of the branch.

As seat and address, the seat of the branch and the address of the branch, respectively, will be recorded.

The President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
Cornelia Rudloff-Schäffer

3610/4.3.3/2019-1

Last updated: 9 February 2022