Lodge an appeal against decisions of the DPMA

Service Description

You can lodge an appeal against decisions of the examining sections and patent divisions, the utility model offices and utility model divisions, the trade mark offices and trade mark divisions as well as the design offices and design divisions of the DPMA. For example, if your IP application is rejected by decision, you can lodge an appeal against this decision.

As a first step, the DPMA usually examines itself whether the appeal is admissible and well-founded. If this is the case, it will remedy the appeal itself and revoke the decision. If, on the other hand, it considers the appeal to be inadmissible or unfounded, it submits the appeal to the Federal Patent Court. The Federal Patent Court then decides on the appeal, possibly after an oral hearing.

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

Competent Authority

Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA)

Address
Zweibrückenstraße 12
80331 München, Landeshauptstadt

Postal address
80297 München, Landeshauptstadt
Telephone
+49 89 2195-1000
Remark: General information and information on industrial property rights
Fax
+49 89 2195-2221
Remark: Applications for patents and utility models as well as submissions on existing processes; general inquiries and other matters
Fax
+49 89 2195-4000
Remark: Trademark applications and submissions to existing trademark proceedings
Opening times

Service times:
Monday to Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Further Authorities

Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA), Dienststelle Jena
Postal address
07748 Jena
Fax
+49 3641 40-5800
Remark: Input on existing design procedures
Fax
+49 3641 40-5690
Remark: General inquiries and miscellaneous
Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA), Zentraler Kundenservice
Address
Zweibrückenstraße 12
80331 München, Landeshauptstadt
Telephone
+49 89 2195-1000
Remark: General information and information on industrial property rights
Fax
+49 89 2195-2221
Remark: Applications for patents and utility models as well as submissions on existing processes; general inquiries and other matters
Fax
+49 89 2195-4000
Remark: Trademark applications and submissions to existing trademark proceedings