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Notice No. 2/2025

of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office 26 August 2025 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 2025 and in 2026

Last publication dates in 2025

The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) will publish the following on the official internet platform DPMAregister:

• patent and utility model documents and the Patent Gazette for the last time on 24 December 2025 und on 31 December 2025 as a brought forward publication date; and
• the Trade Mark Journal and the Design Gazette for the last time on 27 December 2025.

Publication dates in 2026

In 2026, the publications of the DPMA on the official internet platform DPMAregister will be made as follows:

• patent and utility model documents and the Patent Gazette every Thursday; and
• the Trade Mark Journal and the Design Gazette every Friday.

If a publication date coincides with a public holiday at the Munich office, the publication will be made on the previous day. If this day also coincides with a public holiday, the publication will be brought forward by another day.

Accordingly, the following publications will be brought forward in 2026:

Publication	Publication date = public holiday	Publication brought forward to
Patent and utility model documents, Patent Gazette	1 January 2026	31 December 2025
Trade Mark Journal, Design Gazette	3 April 2026	2 April 2026
Trade Mark Journal, Design Gazette	1 May 2026	30 April 2026
Patent and utility model documents, Patent Gazette	14 May 2026	13 May 2026
Patent and utility model documents, Patent Gazette	4 June 2026	3 June 2026
Trade Mark Journal, Design Gazette	25/26 December 2026	24 December 2026
Trade Mark Journal, Design Gazette	1 January 2027	31 December 2026

The President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office
Eva Schewior

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Last updated: 26 August 2025