How To Register Trademark In Germany
- You must fill out the application form. A link is included under “Documents to Use” section that you can click to download the application form.
- Your application for a trade mark must include the following elements:
- Specific information of the applicant,
- A representation that represents the trademark
- A list of products and services.
- It is possible to submit your application in advance via sending a fax (089/2195-4000) at the DPMA. It is important to make sure to send each application or communications separately. It will be simpler to authorities at the Patent and Trademark office to connect your fax documents to the Trade Mark department.
- The German Patent and Trade Mark Office will scrutinize your application to determine whether it is absolute grounds for refusing. Signs or symbols are barred from registration if only they define the nature of product, the quality, or other features of the product or service requested. The Office is not able to determine if similar or similar trade marks have been registered.
- If the application is in compliance with the legal requirements and there isn’t any obstacle to registration then the German Patent and Trade Mark Office will register the trade mark into the registry. It is then published on the internet in Markenblatt (trade trademark journal).
- The trademark owner will be issued the Certificate of Registration.
Note:
A trade mark could be cancelled as a result of an appeal procedure because of earlier trademark rights.
Office Locations and Contacts
German Patent and Trade Mark Office
MunichDeutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Zweibrckenstrae 12
80331 Mnchen
Germany
Address of the mailer:
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
80297 Mnchen
Germany
Phone: +49 89 2195-0
Fax: +49 89 2195-2221
E-mail: info@dpma.de
Berlin
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Technisches Informationszentrum Berlin
Gitschiner Strae 97
10969 Berlin
Germany
Address for mail:
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Technisches Informationszentrum Berlin
10958 Berlin
Germany
Phone: +49 30 25 992-0
Fax: +49 30 25 992-404
E-mail: info@dpma.de
Jena
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Dienststelle Jena
Goethestrae 1
07743 Jena
Germany
Address for mail:
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Dienststelle Jena
07738 Jena
Germany
Phone: +49 3641 40-54
Fax: +49 3641 40-5690
E-mail: info@dpma.de
What Are All The Eligibility
Anyone is able to apply for the registration of trademarks.
The applicant could be:
- A natural person (private person),
- an individual who is legally recognized as a person
- A partnership that has legal capacity
Fees
Minimum cost for Trademark registration fee: EUR 300.– (or EUR 290.- for electronic filing)
Validity
Trademark registrations is able to be renewed for a period of time and can last for the rest of time. When the annual renewal cost has not been paid on a regular basis the registration will be cancelled.
Documents to Utilize
Requirements Information
- Specific information of the applicant
- Trade mark representation
- A list of services and goods
The Document is required Register Trademark
Trade marks are used to identify the goods and services of specific trader. Signs that are appropriate to distinguish the products or services of a specific company from other firms are protected by trade mark law. Signs can be made up of words, letters images, numbers or even colors or sound.
This guideline provides details on how to make an application for trademark registration.
Other uses for the document/certificate
The registration of a trade mark confers its owner with the sole permission to make use of the trademark for the protection of products or services. Trade mark owners are able to transfer and sell their trade marks at any time. The owner of a trademark may grant other parties rights to use their trade name (trade mark license).
External Links
German Patent and Trade Mark Office