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German Patent and Trade Mark Office

German Patent and Trade Mark Office
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
AbbreviationDPMA
Formation1 July 1877 (1877-07-01)
TypeFederal agency
PurposeThe central authority in the field of industrial property protection in Germany
HeadquartersMunich
Coordinates48°07′55″N 11°35′00″E / 48.13194°N 11.58333°E / 48.13194; 11.58333
President
Eva Schewior
Parent organization
Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection
Staff
2600
Websitewww.dpma.de
Formerly called
Kaiserliches Patentamt
Reichspatentamt
Deutsches Patentamt

The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (German: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt; abbreviation: DPMA) is the German national patent office, with headquarters in Munich, and offices in Berlin and Jena. In 2006 it employed 2556 people, of which about 700 were patent examiners.

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