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Notices of the President

Notice No. 3/26

  • of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office of 28
    October 2026 concerning the opening hours of the German Patent and
    Trade Mark Office from 24 December 2026 to 1 January 2027

Notice No. 2/26

  • of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office of 7
    October 2026 concerning the publication of the patent and utility model
    documents, the Patent Gazette (Patentblatt), the Trade Mark Journal
    (Markenblatt) and the Design Gazette (Designblatt) on the official
    internet platform DPMAregister at the end of 2026 and in 2027

Notice No. 1/26

  • of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office of 2 March 2026 concerning the revision of the Search Guidelines and the Examination Guidelines with regard to the use of external electronic sources of search, including by using artificial intelligence applications

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Last updated: 28 October 2026