Welcome to the DPMA German Patent and Trade Mark Office May 2008.
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Welcome to the Welcome to the DPMA DPMA German Patent and German Patent and Trade Mark Office Trade Mark Office May 2008
Transcript of Welcome to the DPMA German Patent and Trade Mark Office May 2008.
Welcome to theWelcome to the
DPMADPMA
German Patent and German Patent and Trade Mark OfficeTrade Mark Office
May 2008
• legal form: higher federal authority, subordinate to the Federal Ministry of Justice
• established: 1877 in Berlin as theImperial Patent Office
• duties: grant and administration of industrial property rights,
general information of the public about industrial property rights
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Munich
Jena
Berlin
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Paten
ts
Trad
e Mark
s
Utility M
odels
Ind
ustrial D
esigns
DPMADPMA
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President
Vice-President
Public Relations
Central Controlling
Board of Arbitration under the Law on Employees‘ Inventions
Board of Arbitration under the Act Dealing with the Administration of Copyrights and Related Rights
Department 1/I
Patents I
Department 1/II
Patents II
Department 2
Information
Department 3
Trade Marks, Utility Models, Designs
Department 4
General
Administration,
Legal Division
TIZ Berlin
General policy issues
Jena Office
Trad
e M
arks
Utility
Models
Indu
strial D
esigns
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Munich 2201
Jena and Berlin
300
Staff in Munich, Jena and Berlin
Staff in total 2501
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Development of trade mark applications
10 020
10 604
9 3388 685
8 0159 306 7 998
7 508
76 16572 32170 92665 91862 04157 41667 361
86 983
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40.000
60.000
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100.000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
national applications international applications
83 67380 31980 23273 933
70 72666 754
77 965
97 003
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Trade mark applications by NCL classesRank Class Class headings 2007
1 41 Education; sporting and cultural activities 8.248
2 35 Advertising; business management 8.232
3 9 Electrical apparatus and instruments 5.249
4 42 Scientific and technological services 3.973
5 36 Insurance 3.392
6 5 Pharmaceutical preparations 3.153
7 44 Medical services 3.094
8 25 Clothing; footwear 3.343
9 16 Office requisites; stationery 2.720
10 38 Telecommunications 2.470
11 30 Food of plant origin 2.310
12 3 Cleaning prepartions 2.184
13 43 Providing food & drink, temp. accommodation 1.862
14 12 Vehicles 1.841
15 29 Food of animal origin 1.797
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Distribution of trade mark applications 2007
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• With its approximately 82 million inhabitants Germany is one of the largest economies in Europe.
What are the benefits of filing an application at the DPMA ?
Let‘s talk about it!May 2008
• A trade mark registered by the DPMA is your key to the active German market with high purchasing power.
• Depending on your individual economic situation, filing a German trade mark at the DPMA may be the easiest, quickest and least expensive way to get tailor-made legal protection.
• The German public is eager for international products, brand-conscious and on a spending spree.
• More than 750,000 trade marks are registered here.
• We have joined EuroClass.
Tradition and Innovation
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• We continually improve user satisfaction.
• We offer accelerated examination.
• We introduced post-registration opposition proceedings in 1995.
• We provide extensive search facilities, which are regularly upgraded.
• We have extended the absolute grounds for refusal criteria to bad faith applications.
• We have offered on-line filing since 2006.
• an option of renewal for further 10-year periods (indefinitely renewable; by the way: the oldest German trade mark is 114 years old)
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You get….
• a 10-year registration of a trade mark valid in Germany
• accelerated registration on average after 3,6 months
• a registration on average after 5,2 months
• optional e-filing
For…
300 € application fee (up to 3 classes of goods and services)
What can we do for you?
100 € additional fee for each further class
So… why not file and get a German trade mark?
We look forward to examining and
registering your application soon!
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The biggest trade mark applicants in 2007
Rank Applicants Country of residence Applications 2007
1 Deutsche Telekom AG DE 317
2 Henkel KGaA DE 159
3 BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH DE 94
4 MIP METRO Group Intellectual Property GmbH & Co.KG DE 80
4 Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaA DE 80
6 Vodaphone D2 GmbH DE 76
7 Hubert Burda Media Holding GmbH & Co. KG DE 68
8 TAD Pharma GmbH DE 67
9 Volkswagen AG DE 65
10 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG DE 63
11 Merck KGaA DE 61
12 Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH DE 60
13 Bayer AG DE 56
14 Siemens AG DE 55
15 FERRERO Deutschland GmbH DE 54
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Rank Trade Mark
1. Mercedes Benz
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 1
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Rank Trade Mark
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BASF
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 2
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Rank Trade Mark
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BASF
3. Bayer
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 3
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Rank Trade Mark
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BASF
3. Bayer
4. VW
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 4
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Rank Trade Mark
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BASF
3. Bayer
4. VW
5. Deutsche Post
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 5
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Rank Trade Marke
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BASF
3. Bayer
4. VW
5. Deutsche Post
6. Deutsche Telekom
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 6
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Rank Trade Mark
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BASF 3. Bayer
4. VW
5. Deutsche Post
6. Deutsche Telekom
7. Allianz
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
May 2008
Rank 7
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Rank Trade Mark
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BASF
3. Bayer
4. VW
5. Deutsche Post
6. Deutsche Telekom
7. Allianz
8. BMW
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 8
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Rank Trade Mark1. Mercedes-Benz2. BASF
3. Bayer4. VW
5. Deutsche Post6. Deutsche Telekom7. Allianz
8. BMW
9. Henkel
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 9
Rank Trade Mark1. Mercedes-Benz2. BASF
3. Bayer4. VW
5. Deutsche Post6. Deutsche Telekom7. Allianz 8. BMW9. Henkel
10. SAP
The 10 most valuable Trade Marks in Germany
reference: Semion 10/07
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Rank 10
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Rank Trade Mark
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. BASF
3. Bayer
4. VW
5. Deutsche Post
6. Deutsche Telekom
7. Allianz
8. BMW
9. Henkel
10. SAPMay 2008
Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!
May 2008
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