WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide DE - ドイツ
ドイツ特許商標庁

    Applicable as from 5 6月 2025
    (published on 6 6月 2025)

    Summary of latest changes in this version
    GENERAL INFO: Contact details
    The procedure in the national Phase: Various
    Annexes: Various
    List of changes

    Advance notice(s): Changes entering into force soon have been notified; you can already consult the changes that will be effective from 1 1月 2026.
    利用可能なすべてのバージョン

    有益情報

    ＰＣＴ出願人の手引は、国際事務局が受理した情報に基づきほぼ毎週更新される。
    質問は、当該官庁又は国際事務局へ問い合わせされたい: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    略語のリスト
    Office: German Patent and Trade Mark Office
    PatG: Patent Act [Patentgesetz]
    GebrMG: Utility Model Act [Gebrauchsmustergesetz]
    IntPatÜbkG: Act on International Patent Conventions [Gesetz über internationale Patentübereinkommen]
    PatKostG: Patent Costs Act [Patentkostengesetz]
    PatKostZV: Ordinance on Payment of Patent Costs of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office and the Federal Patent Court [Patentkostenzahlungsverordnung]
    DPMAV: Ordinance concerning the German Patent and Trade Mark Office [Verordnung über das Deutsche Patent- und Markenamt]
    通貨のリスト
    ユーロ（EUR）
    国及び官庁に関する情報
    官庁の略称リストは、WIPO標準ST.3が提供する各2文字コードのマウスオーバー機能に統合されたため表示されない。WIPO標準、推奨、ガイドラインのリスト（旧附属書K、国名及び２文字コードリスト）を参照のこと。当リストには、PCTに基づく国際出願の関連書類において、国家、その他の組織及び政府間機関を表示するために使用が認められている短縮名称及び２文字コードが記載される。当リストはWIPO標準ST.3に規定される。PCT締約国の一覧表（旧附属書A）も併せて参照のこと。
    官庁プロファイル
    国内官庁の詳細な情報は、ePCTの官庁プロファイルを参照のこと.
    PCT留保、申立て、通知及び不適合
    規則 20.8(a),
    規則 20.8(aの2),
    規則20.8(b),
    規則20.8(bの2),
    規則23の2.2(b),
    規則26の2.3(j),
    規則4.9(b),
    規則49.6(f),
    規則49の3.1(g),
    規則49の3.2(h)

    Refer to the full list.
    PCT Rule 20.8(a-bis), The Offices (in their capacity as receiving Offices) of the States listed in this table have notified the International Bureau (IB) that new PCT Rules 20.5bis(a)(ii) and 20.5bis(d), are not compatible and/or cannot be considered to be compatible with the national law applied by the Office, or are deemed to have notified the IB of this incompatibility on the basis of a notification made under PCT Rule 20.8(a) that remains in effect.
    PCT Rule 20.8(b-bis), The Offices (in their capacity as designated Offices) of the States listed in this table have notified the International Bureau (IB) that PCT Rules 20.5bis(a)(ii) and 20.5bis(d), are not compatible and/or cannot be considered to be compatible with the national law applied by the Office, or are deemed to have notified the IB of this incompatibility on the basis of a notification made under PCT Rule 20.8(b) that remains in effect.
    官庁の閉庁日
    Munich Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Jena Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Berlin Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    追加の閉庁日に関しては、官庁の閉庁日のページを参照

    国際段階

    附属書B - 一般情報

    締約国
    ドイツ
    2文字コード
    DE
    国内官庁の名称
    ドイツ特許商標庁
    所在地
    Zweibrückenstrasse 12
    80331 München
    Germany
    郵便のあて名
    80297 München
    Germany
    電話番号
    (49-89) 2195-1000
    電子メール
    info@dpma.de
    ウェブサイト
    ファクシミリ
    (49-89) 2195-2221
    ファクシミリ又は同様の手段による書類の提出を受理するか（PCT規則92.4）？
    ファクシミリによる提出を受理する
    送付することができる書類の種類
    すべての書類
    書類の原本提出義務
    送付された書類が国際出願又は国際出願の補充若しくは補正を含む差替用紙である場合には，送付の日から14日以内に提出
    他の書類の場合には，請求がない限り提出義務はない
    郵政当局以外の配達サービスを利用した場合に亡失又は遅延があったとき書類を発送したことの証拠を受理するか？（ＰＣＴ規則82.1）
    されない
    出願人がＷＩＰＯ優先権書類デジタルアクセスサービス（ＤＡＳ）に出願を利用可能とすることを許可する用意があるか？(ＰＣＴ規則17.1(ｂの2)）
    WIPO DASに関する詳細は https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das を参照
    出願人が国際出願及び国内出願をＷＩＰＯ ＤＡＳに利用可能とすることを許可する用意がある
    当該国の国民又は居住者による国際出願のための管轄受理官庁
    DE,
    EP,
    IB
    国内法令は、外国官庁への国際出願を制限しているか？
    Act on International Patent Conventions, Article III, Section 2 and Patent Act, Section 52.
    次の場合、出願は制限される：
    Applications containing State secrets
    当該国の管轄指定 (又は選択) 官庁
    国内保護 : DE
    欧州特許：欧州特許庁
    ＰＣＴに基づき取得可能な保護の種類
    国内：
    特許,
    Utility models (a utility model may be sought instead of or in addition to a national patent)

    欧州：
    特許
    手数料の支払方法
    Comprehensive information on the payment methods accepted by the DPMA is available at: https://www.dpma.de/english/services/fees/payment_transactions/index.html
    国際型調査に関する国内法令の規定（PCT第15条）
    なし
    国際公開に基づく仮保護
    国内特許を目的とする指定の場合：
    The applicant may, from the date of publication in German (of the international application or of a translation thereof), claim from any person who uses the subject of the application, although he knew or should have known that the invention used by him was the subject of the application, compensation appropriate to the circumstances. The applicant is not entitled to enjoin the use of the subject of the application. However, no claim for compensation is provided for if the subject of the application is obviously unpatentable (refer to Section 33, paragraph 2 of the Patent Act [PatG] and Article III Section 8 of the Act on International Patent Conventions [IntPatÜbkG]).
    欧州特許を目的とする指定の場合：
    (1) International application published in one of the EPO official languages: compensation appropriate to the circumstances, on condition that the national requirements (that a German translation of the claims in the application be published or transmitted to a possible user) have been met (refer to Art. II, Sections 1 and 2 of the Act on International Patent Conventions).
    (2) International application published in a language which is not an EPO official language: the protection referred to in (1) does not become effective until the EPO publishes the translation of the international application supplied to it in one of its official languages and the national requirements referred to in (1) are met.
    国内官庁が指定 (又は選択) されている場合の有益情報
    国内保護について
    発明者の氏名（名称）及びあて名を提示しなければならない時期
    願書中に記載するか又は後で提出することができる。ＰＣＴ第22条又は第39条(1)に規定する期間内に要件を満たしていない場合，管轄官庁は通知に定める期間内に当該要件を満たすよう出願人に求める
    優先権を主張している先の国内出願に関する特別の規定があるか，その規定による効果は何か
    Article III, Section 4(4) of the Act on International Patent Conventions provides that the filing of an international application designating Germany and claiming the priority of an earlier national patent application or utility model application filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office shall have the result that the earlier national application is deemed withdrawn upon entry into the national phase of the international application. However, this will only take effect if the national application whose priority is claimed relates to the same kind of protection as the international application (e.g. patent/patent). Pursuant to Article III, Section 4(2) of the Act on International Patent Conventions, the international application enters into the national phase without further action by the applicant, provided the German Patent and Trade Mark Office is both receiving Office and designated Office and the international application has been filed in the German language. In this case, the national filing fee is deemed paid by payment of the transmittal fee (Article III, Section 4(2), last sentence of the Act on International Patent Conventions). Consequently, if the applicant wants to avoid the withdrawal of the earlier national application, pursuant to PCT Rule 4.9(b), he may exclude Germany from the automatic designation or may consider withdrawing the designation of Germany subsequent to the filing of the international application but before entry into the national phase
    微生物及びその他の生物材料の寄託に関する特別の規定が設けられているか？
    あ り (附属書Ｌ参照)
    欧州特許については
    附属書 B(EP) を参照

    附属書C - 受理官庁

    右の国の国民及び居住者の管轄受理官庁
    ドイツ
    国際出願の作成に用いることができる言語
    ドイツ語
    配列表における言語依存フリーテキストのために認められる言語
    ドイツ語,
    or German and English
    願書の提出に用いることができる言語
    ドイツ語
    紙形式について受理官庁が要求する部数
    1
    受理官庁は電子形式による国際出願を認めるか？
    国際出願が，実施細則第７部及び附属書Ｆの規定に従い，その範囲内で電子形式によって行われている場合には，国際出願手数料の総額は減額される（｢受理官庁に支払うべき手数料」参照)
    国際出願に明細書と別個の部分として配列表が含まれている場合には，実施細則附属書Ｃに従い，すなわちＷＩＰＯ標準ＳＴ.26ＸＭＬフォーマットに準拠したものを提出すべきである。このフォーマットで配列表を提出すれば追加手数料は不要である。受理官庁がこのフォーマットでの電子形式による国際出願を受理しない場合，その国際出願は受理官庁としての国際事務局に送付される（ＰＣＴ規則19.4(a)(iiの2))。
    For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 28 November 2024, pages 221 et seq.
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing or DPMAdirektPro
    受理官庁は変換前の書類の提出を認めるか？認めるのであればどの形式か（PCT実施細則第706号）？
    されない
    受理官庁は引用による補充を認めるか（PCT規則20.6）？
    されない
    受理官庁は非公式にカラー図面の提出を認め、国際事務局に送付するか？
    されない
    受理官庁は優先権の回復請求を認めるか（ＰＣＴ規則26の2.3)？
    されない
    管轄国際調査機関
    EP
    管轄国際予備審査機関
    EP
    受理官庁に支払うべき手数料
    送付手数料
    90 EUR
    国際出願手数料
    この手数料は一定の条件が適用される場合に90％減額される（附属書Ｃ（ＩＢ）参照)。
    1,417 EUR
    30枚を超える１枚ごとの手数料
    この手数料は一定の条件が適用される場合に90％減額される（附属書Ｃ（ＩＢ）参照)。
    16 EUR
    減額（手数料表第４項に基づく)
    電子出願（文字コード形式による願書）
    213 EUR
    電子出願（文字コード形式による願書、明細書、請求の範囲及び要約）
    320 EUR
    調査手数料
    附属書 D(EP) を参照
    優先権書類の手数料（PCT規則17.1(b)）
    20 EUR
    受理官庁は代理人を要求するか？
    No, if the applicant has his residence, principal place of business or an establishment in Germany
    Yes, if the applicant has neither his residence, nor principal place of business, nor an establishment in Germany
    誰が代理人として行為できるか？
    If an agent is required: any patent attorney, attorney-at-law, or firm of representatives established in Germany and authorized to represent the applicant in proceedings before the Office;
    The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from the Patentanwaltskammer (Chamber of Patent Attorneys), Postfach 260108, 80058 München, Germany, and the list of attorneys-at-law from the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (Chamber of Attorneys-at-Law), Littenstrasse 9, 10179 Berlin, Germany.
    any patent attorney or attorney-at-law of a member State of the European Union, of a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or of Switzerland, authorized to either practice in Germany, or to provide temporary services, and empowered to represent the applicant in proceedings before the Office (refer to the Act on the Activities of Patent Attorneys from EU member states in Germany (EuPAG) and the Act on the Activities of European Lawyers in Germany (EuRAG))
    If an agent is not required: as mentioned above and any natural person
    委任状の提出要件の放棄
    国際段階において代理人又は共通の代表者がいずれかの取下げ通知を行う場合（PCT規則90の2.1から90の2.4、国際段階の11.048項も参照）、委任状の要件の放棄は適用されない（PCT規則90.4(e) 及び90.5(d)）
    受理官庁は，別個の委任状を提出する要件を放棄しているか？
    要求される
    別個の委任状が要求される特別の状況
    代理人が次に該当しない時
    ードイツにおける実務が許可された弁理士又は弁護士である
    一定の専門家としての活動が認められた、欧州連合加盟国, 欧州経済領域協定の締約国・スイスの弁理士又は弁護士であ る(ドイツにおけるEU加盟国弁理士の活動に関する法律及 びドイツにおける欧州弁護士の活動に関する法律を参照) 代理人が行為する資格に関して合理的な疑義がある場合 共通の代表者の場合・代理人が行為する資格に関して合理的な疑義がある場合
    受理官庁は，包括委任状の写しを提出する要件を放棄しているか？
    要求される
    包括委任状の写しが要求される特別の状況
    代理人が次に該当しない時
    ードイツにおける実務が許可された弁理士又は弁護士である
    一定の専門家としての活動が認められた、欧州連合加盟国, 欧州経済領域協定の締約国・スイスの弁理士又は弁護士であ る(ドイツにおけるEU加盟国弁理士の活動に関する法律及 びドイツにおける欧州弁護士の活動に関する法律を参照) 代理人が行為する資格に関して合理的な疑義がある場合 共通の代表者の場合
    代理人が行為する資格に関して合理的な疑義がある場合

    Annex L - Deposits of Microorganisms and Other Biological Material

    指定官庁及び選択官庁の要件
    適用される国内法令に，微生物及びその他の生物材料の寄託に関する規定が含まれている国内官庁だけがこの表に掲載されている。この表に別段の記載がない限り，これらの国内官庁に対する特許手続上，特許手続上の微生物の寄託の国際承認に関するブダペスト条約に基づく国際寄託当局の地位を取得しているすべての寄託機関に寄託を行うことができる。
    国際寄託当局のリストは、以下のリンクを参照。
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf （各当局の詳細な要件については https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html）
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html
    Time (if any) earlier than 16 months from priority date by which applicant must furnish:
    — the indications prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii):
    Sections 1(1), No. 3 and 3(2) of the Ordinance on the Deposit of Biological Material [BioMatHintV]:
    The name and address of the depositary institution at the time of filing (as part of the application)
    Where the applicant requests publication earlier than 16 months from the priority date, the accession number not later than that request
    Where the applicant has been notified that a right to inspection of files exists, the accession number, one month from that notification
    — any additional indications:
    Section 1(1), No. 2, of the Ordinance on the Deposit of Biological Material:
    At the time of filing (as part of the application)
    Additional indications (if any) which must be given besides those prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii) pursuant to notifications from the Office:
    Section 1(1), No. 2, of the Ordinance on the Deposit of Biological Material:
    To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the biological material
    Additional information
    Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (published further in this Annex) and with any scientifically recognized institution that is legally, economically and organizationally independent of the applicant and of the depositor and ensures the proper storage and furnishing of samples in accordance with the Ordinance on the Deposit of Biological Material.
    The applicant may request that, until the grant of a patent or for 20 years from the date of filing if the application is refused or withdrawn, a sample shall only be issued to an independent expert nominated by the applicant. The request shall be filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office before technical preparations for publication of the international application are considered to be completed.
    At the time of filing, the applicant shall give his unreserved and irrevocable authorization to the depositary institution to issue samples in accordance with the Ordinance on the Deposit of Biological Material of 24 January 2005, and shall furnish documentary evidence that the depositor has given an undertaking to that effect, where the biological material has been deposited by a third party.

    National Phase

    Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

    Time limits applicable for entry into the national phase:
    Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date
    Does the Office permit reinstatement of rights (PCT Rule 49.6)?
    No
    Translation of international application required into (one of) the following language(s):
    Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). A translation of the abstract is not required in case of a utility model application.
    German
    Required contents of the translation for entry into the national phase:
    Must be furnished within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). A translation of the abstract is not required in case of a utility model application.
    Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract
    Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)
    Is a copy of the international application required in particular circumstances?
    No
    Does the Office accept color drawings under its national law?
    No
    National fees:
    Patents
    Filing fee:
    Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1). The filing fee for entry into the national phase is calculated on the basis of the number of claims in the international application as originally filed, and not as subsequently reduced, if applicable. A subsequent addition of claims may increase the amount of the filing fee. For further general information, refer to:
    https://www.dpma.de/english/services/fees/patents/index.html.
    — international application with up to 10 claims
    60 EUR
    — international application with over 10 claims
    60 EUR
    — for each claim exceeding 10
    30 EUR
    Annual fee for the 3rd year
    It is due on the last day of the month containing the second anniversary (24 months) of the international filing date. If the applicant does not initiate early entry into the national phase, he does not have to pay the third annual fee before the expiration of the 31-month time limit under PCT Article 22(3) in conjunction with national law or 39(1)(b). In that case, the third annual fee shall be paid without surcharge before the expiration of the second month after the expiration of the 31-month time limit. If the third annual fee is not paid within this two-month time limit, the fee may still be paid with a surcharge before the expiration of the sixth month after the expiration of the 31-month time limit.
    70 EUR
    Utility models
    Filing fee
    Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    40 EUR
    Exemptions, reductions or refunds of fees:
    No filing fee is payable if the international application was filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as receiving Office. The fee for requesting examination is reduced where an international search report has been established.
    Special requirements of the Office (PCT Rule 51bis):
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    Where the applicant is a legal entity, indication of the name of an officer representing that entity
    Declaration concerning the inventor and the right of the applicant to apply for a patent
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in Germany
    If the international application is for a patent and a utility model, the translation must be furnished in duplicate
    Furnishing, where applicable, of a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence listing in electronic form
    Furnishing of any missing indication of the address and residence of each of the applicants
    Who can act as agent?
    If an agent is required (because the applicant neither has his residence, nor his principal place of business, nor an establishment in Germany): any patent attorney, attorney-at-law, or firm of representatives established in Germany and authorized to represent the applicant in proceedings before the Office
    The list of patent attorneys may be obtained from the Patentanwaltskammer (Chamber of Patent Attorneys), Postfach 260108, 80058 München, Germany, and the list of attorneys-at-law from the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (Chamber of Attorneys-at-Law), Littenstrasse 9, 10179 Berlin, Germany.
    Any patent attorney or attorney-at-law of a member State of the European Union, of a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or of Switzerland, authorized to either practice in Germany, or to provide temporary services, and empowered to represent the applicant in proceedings before the Office (refer to the Act on the Activities of Patent Attorneys from EU member states in Germany (EuPAG) and the Act on the Activities of European Lawyers in Germany (EuRAG))
    If an agent is not required: as mentioned above and any natural person
    In accordance with the provisions of the Legal Services Act (Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetz – RDG).
    Does the Office accept the effect of restoration of the right of priority by the receiving Office (PCT Rule 49ter.1)?
    No
    Does the Office accept requests for restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 49ter.2)?
    No

    The procedure in the national Phase

    DE.01 FORMS FOR ENTERING THE NATIONAL PHASE
    The Office has available special forms for entering the national phase (refer to Annexes DE.II (patents) and DE.III (utility models)) which are available on the Office’s website at: https://www.dpma.de/docs/service/formulare/patent/p2009.pdf and https://www.dpma.de/docs/service/formulare/gebrauchsmuster/g6007.pdf. These forms should preferably (but need not) be used.
    DE.02 TRANSLATION (CORRECTION)
    Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as filed (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.002 and NP 6.003).
    DE.03 FEES (MANNER OF PAYMENT)
    IntPatÜbkG Art. III,
    Sec. 4(2),
    PatKostG Sec. 2 (1),
    PatKostZV Sec. 1

    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex DE.I.
    DE.04 DECLARATION CONCERNING THE INVENTOR AND THE RIGHT OF THE APPLICANT TO APPLY FOR A PATENT
    PatG Sec. 37
    For details, refer to the model of such declaration (not an official form for international applications) in Annex DE.IV. Legalization is not required. For time limits, refer to the Summary.
    DE.05 REPRESENTATION
    PatG Sec. 25
    Any person who has neither a residence nor a principal place of business nor an establishment in Germany may participate in proceedings before the Office if he/she has appointed as his/her representative an attorney-at-law or a patent attorney who is sauthorized and empowered to represent him/her in proceedings before the Office, before the Federal Patent Court and in civil litigation affecting the patent, as well as to file an application for criminal prosecution. Representation is also possible through any patent attorney or attorney-at-law of a member State of the European Union, a contracting party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or of Switzerland if such attorney is authorized and empowered to represent applicants in proceedings before the Office, the Federal Patent Court and in civil litigation affecting a patent, as well as to file motions for criminal prosecution. The authorization is subject to the relevant provisions governing admission to the profession of attorney-at-law or patent attorney as well as to the provisions concerning the temporary provision of services; patent attorneys of the above mentioned states providing temporary services in Germany need to be registered with the Chamber of Patent Attorneys.
    DE.06 POWER OF ATTORNEY
    DPMAV Sec. 15
    If an agent is appointed, a written power of attorney must generally be filed, exceptions apply inter alia for attorneys-at-law and patent attorneys acting as agents.
    DE.07 ANNUAL FEES
    PatG Sec. 17,
    PatKostG Sec. 3(2),
    PatKostG Sec. 7(1),
    IntPatÜbkG Art. III Sec. 4(2),
    IntPatÜbkG Art. III Sec. 6(2)

    They are payable for the third and each subsequent year following the international filing date. The annual fees are due on the last day of the month containing the anniversary of the international filing date. The fees shall be paid before the expiration of the second month after the due date. Where the fee is not paid within the two-month time limit, payment can still be made with a surcharge before the expiration of the sixth month after the due date. If the applicant does not initiate early entry into the national phase, he does not have to pay the third annual fee before the expiration of the 31-month time limit under PCT Article 22(3) in conjunction with national law or Article 39(1)(b). In that case, the third annual fee shall be paid without surcharge before the expiration of the second month after the expiration of the 31-month time limit. If the third annual fee is not paid within this two-month time limit, the fee may still be paid with a surcharge before the expiration of the sixth month after the expiration of the 31-month time limit. The amounts of the annual fees and of the surcharge are indicated in Annex DE.I.
    DE.08 REQUEST FOR EXAMINATION
    PatG Sec. 44
    A patent will be granted only after examination as to patentability which may be requested by the applicant or by a third party. There is no special form for the request.
    DE.09 TIME LIMIT FOR REQUESTING EXAMINATION
    PatG Sec. 44(2)
    Examination must be requested within seven years from the international filing date.
    DE.10 FEE FOR REQUESTING EXAMINATION
    PatG Sec. 44 (2),
    PatKostG Sec. 3(1),
    PatKostG Sec. 5(1),
    IntPatÜbkG Art. III,
    Sec. 7

    The fee for requesting examination must be paid within three months from the date of the request but no later than seven years from the international filing date. Processing of the request for examination will only start after the fee for requesting examination has been paid. The amount of the said fee is indicated in Annex DE.I. It is reduced where an international search report has been established.
    DE.11 AMENDMENT OF THE APPLICATION; TIME LIMITS
    PCT Article 28,
    PCT Article 41,
    PatG Sec. 38

    Before any decision is taken on the grant of a patent, amendments may be made to any part of the application, provided that the scope of the subject matter of the application is not broadened thereby, but only until the request for examination has been received, if the amendment involves the rectification of an obvious mistake, correction of a deficiency noted by the Examining Section or amendments to the claims.
    It is to be noted that, during opposition procedure following the grant of the patent, amendments to the description, claims or drawings may still be made, but only within the scope of the patent as granted.
    DE.12 REVIEW UNDER ARTICLE 25 OF THE PCT
    PCT Article 25,
    PCT Rule 51,
    IntPatÜbkG Art. III,
    Sec. 5,
    PatG Sec. 65(1),
    PatG Sec. 73

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. If, upon review under PCT Article 25, the Office denies an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, an appeal against this decision may be lodged within one month from the date of receipt of the decision. Within the same one-month time limit, a fee for appeal must be paid. The Federal Patent Court will then decide on the appeal.
    DE.13 EXCUSE OF DELAYS IN MEETING TIME LIMITS
    PCT Article 24(2),
    PCT Article 48(2),
    PatG Sec. 123,
    PatG Sec. 123a,
    GebrMG Sec. 21

    Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase. Reinstatement may be requested where the applicant, through no fault of his own, has failed to comply with a (statutory) time limit during the international phase or before the Office and non-observance of the time limit is detrimental to his rights. Reinstatement is excluded, however, for missing of the time limit for filing an application for which priority of an earlier German application is claimed, whereas reinstatement may be requested if priority of an earlier foreign application is claimed. A request for reinstatement must be presented in writing within two months after the removal of the cause of the failure to perform the action but not later than one year from the expiration of the time limit which has not been observed. Within these two months, the omitted act must be completed and the request must state the facts which justify the reinstatement; these facts must be substantiated [glaubhaft machen]. In addition, it is possible to request further processing of the application if the application has been rejected following a failure to observe a time limit fixed by the Office. The request for further processing shall be filed within one month after notification of the decision to reject the application. The omitted act must be completed within this time limit and a fee must be paid. The amounts of fees for further processing are indicated in Annex DE.I. Reinstatement of rights in respect of the time limit to request further processing is not possible.
    DE.14 UTILITY MODEL
    PCT Article 4(3),
    PCT Article 43,
    PCT Article 44,
    PCT Rule 49bis.1,
    PCT Rule 49bis.1(a),
    PCT Rule 49bis.1(b),
    PCT Rule 76.5,
    IntPatÜbkG Art. III,
    Sec. 4(1),
    GebrMG Sec. 4,
    GebrMG Sec. 23(1)

    If the applicant wishes to obtain utility model registration in Germany on the basis of an international application
    (i) instead of a patent or
    (ii) in addition to a patent,
    the applicant, when performing the acts referred to in PCT Article 22 or 39(1), shall so indicate to the designated Office. Where no special acts are required for entry into the national phase, because the Office is both the receiving Office and designated Office, and the application was filed in German, the applicant shall nonetheless be responsible for the timely execution of his right of choice under PCT Rule 49bis.1.
    DE.15
    PatKostG Sec. 3(2),
    PatKostG Sec. 7(1)

    If the international application is for a utility model instead of a patent (refer to the case referred to in paragraph DE.14(i)), the requirements are basically the same as for patent applications except that the applicant is not required:
    (i) to furnish a translation of the abstract,
    (ii) to furnish a declaration concerning the inventor,
    (iii) to make a request for examination, and
    (iv) to pay annual fees.
    Instead of annual fees, maintenance fees become due for utility models. The due date, amounts and terms of protection are indicated in Annex DE.I. The maximum term of protection is 10 years from the international filing date.
    DE.16
    IntPatÜbkG Art. III,
    Sec. 4(2)

    If the international application is for both a utility model and a patent (refer to the case referred to in paragraph DE.14(ii)), the applicant must, within the time limit applicable for entry into the national phase, comply with the following requirements:
    (i) pay two filing fees for both the patent application and the utility model application,
    (ii) where the international application was not filed in German, furnish a translation into German,
    (iii) furnish the translation of the international application (if any) in duplicate.
    The requirement (iii) may still be complied with within a time limit fixed in an invitation by the Office, if not already complied with within the time limit applicable for entry into the national phase.
    DE.17
    GebrMG Sec. 5
    In addition to the options mentioned under DE.14 a national utility model application concerning the subject matter of an earlier national, international or European patent application for a national or European patent for Germany may according to national law claim the filing date of that earlier patent application provided the utility model application is filed before the expiration of two months from the end of the month in which the patent application is disposed of or in which the opposition procedure, if any, is terminated, at the latest, however, up to the end of the tenth year from the date of filing of the patent application. Any priority which is claimed in the earlier patent application under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property will also apply to the subsequent utility model application.

    Annexes

    Annex DE.I - Fees
    Patents
    Filing fee:
    Where the international application has been filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as receiving Office, the filing fee is considered to have been paid with the payment of the transmittal fee (IntPatÜbkG Art. III, Sec. 4(2)). The filing fee for entry into the national phase is calculated on the basis of the number of claims in the international application as originally filed, and not as subsequently reduced, if applicable. A subsequent addition of claims may increase the amount of the filing fee. For further general information, refer to: https://www.dpma.de/english/services/fees/patents/index.html.
    — international application with up to 10 claims
    60 EUR
    — international application with over 10 claims
    60 EUR
    — for each claim exceeding 10
    30 EUR
    Fee for requesting examination:
    (i) where an international search report has been established
    150 EUR
    (ii) where no international search report has been established
    350 EUR
    Annual fees:
    Annual fees are reduced by 50% in case of a declaration to the German Patent and Trade Mark Office that the applicant or proprietor is willing to allow anyone to use the invention in return for equitable remuneration (PatG, Sec. 23 (1)).
    — for the 3rd year
    70 EUR
    — for the 4th year
    70 EUR
    — for the 5th year
    100 EUR
    — for the 6th year
    150 EUR
    — for the 7th year
    210 EUR
    — for the 8th year
    280 EUR
    — for the 9th year
    350 EUR
    — for the 10th year
    430 EUR
    — for the 11th year
    540 EUR
    — for the 12th year
    680 EUR
    — for the 13th year
    830 EUR
    — for the 14th year
    980 EUR
    — for the 15th year
    1,130 EUR
    — for the 16th year
    1,310 EUR
    — for the 17th year
    1,490 EUR
    — for the 18th year
    1,670 EUR
    — for the 19th year
    1,840 EUR
    — for the 20th year
    2,030 EUR
    Surcharge for late payment of the annual fee
    50 EUR
    Fee for further processing
    100 EUR
    Utility models
    Filing fee:
    Where the international application has been filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office as receiving Office, the filing fee is considered to have been paid with the payment of the transmittal fee (IntPatÜbkG Art. III, Sec. 4(2)).
    40 EUR
    — international application
    40 EUR
    Maintenance fees:
    — for the 4th to the 6th year of protection
    210 EUR
    — for the 7th and the 8th years of protection
    350 EUR
    — for the 9th and the 10th years of protection
    530 EUR
    Surcharge for late payment of the maintenance fee
    50 EUR
    Fee for further processing
    100 EUR
    How can payment of fees be effected?
    The payment of the fees has to be effected in Euro. All payments must indicate the application number (national, if already known; international, if the national application number is not yet known), the name of the applicant and the category of fee being paid
    Payment of fees can be made by:
    (a) payment by cash directly to the Office at the sub-offices in Berlin and Jena;
    (b) bank transfer or payment by cash into the account of the Bundeskasse Halle/DPMA (No. 700 010 54 at the:
    Deutsche Bundesbank (BBk) München
    IBAN
    DE84 7000 0000 0070 001054
    BIC/SWIFT code
    MARKDEF1700
    Customers should declare that any handling charges are borne by the payer;
    (c) submitting a valid “SEPA Core Direct Debit Mandate” together with the “Specification of the purpose of the use of the mandate. The forms “SEPA Core Direct Debit Mandate” and “Specification of the purpose of use of the mandate” provided by the Office in German and English language should preferably be used.
    Applicants must choose a mode of payment guaranteeing that the full amount of the fees due is received by the Office. There is a danger of loss of rights if bank charges are deducted.
    Forms
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex DE.II - National processing request form (patents)
    Annex DE.III - National processing request form (utility models)
    Annex DE.IV - Declaration concerning the inventor
    Current version applicable from 5 6月 2025 , printed on 6 12月 2025
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