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
Staff2600
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.