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Important Links
DPMA – German Patent and Trademark Office
The DPMA (German Patent and Trademark Office) is responsible for the registration as well as the prosecution of all national patents, utility models, trade marks and designs within Germany.
EPO – European Patent Office
The EPO (European Patent Office) is responsible for patents at an European level, but not bounded to the EU. The validity also includes non-EU states, like e.g. Switzerland and Norway as well as several East European states.
WIPO – World Intellectual Property Organization
The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organisation) is responsible for patents, marks and designs at an international level. Patents can be applied for in all states which belong to the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty), trademarks in all states belonging to the Madrid Agreement or Protocol and designs in all states belonging to the Hague System of international registrations of industrial designs.
EUIPO – European Union Intellectual Property Office
The EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office) is responsible for EU trade marks and registered Community designs which are valid in all states of the European Union. If another member state should join, the validity is extended to this state automatically.
Patent Attorneys' Association
The Chamber of Patent Attorneys is the professional association of the German patent attorneys. It is involved in the further development of the patent, trademark and design right. Here also personnel matters can be looked up such as the list of the patent attorneys and office addresses.