DPMA
German trademark representation / DPMA
Representation before the DPMA for existing German trademark applications and registrations, including international registrations designating Germany. For international registrations, the fee applies separately to each designated territory (Germany or the EU).
Scope of the takeover
- Review of the supplied documents, current office communication and deadlines for the takeover.
- Appointment or replacement of the representative, reporting on submission and checking that the appointment has been recorded.
- The appointment required to resolve an objection concerning missing representation is included. Other objections require a separate response.
The review carried out for the appointment does not include reviewing any response prepared by your firm for submission.
Subsequent official communications
For each subsequent official communication setting a deadline, the €45 fee covers forwarding the original, providing a translation where required under your firm’s language preferences, and recording and monitoring the deadline. For an office objection, it also includes a brief initial assessment and an estimate for further work.
No additional €45 communication-handling fee applies to an official communication already supplied with your initial instructions to appoint us. Filing a response, detailed legal analysis and the drafting or review of a response are separate services.
Information to have ready
Please provide the office, trademark application, registration or IR number, applicant or proprietor details, your firm’s reference, current representative, any office communication and deadline, and your instructions. Confirm that your firm is authorised to appoint us on behalf of the applicant or proprietor, as applicable.
How the takeover works
Send your instructions
Submit the matter details, any official communications and your instructions through the Filing Portal. Please agree urgent deadlines with us in advance.
Review and acceptance
We check the information, authority and deadlines and confirm the fee and acceptance of the engagement. Sending a request alone does not transfer responsibility for deadlines.
Appointment before the office
We notify the DPMA that we are taking over representation.
Takeover report
We send your firm the submission report and check that we are recorded as representative.
Further proceedings
Office communications and oppositions are handled on the same terms as for our trademark filing services. Additional work is agreed with your firm.
Continued representation
We remain recorded as representative after completion of the initial assignment. No recurring fee is charged solely for remaining on record. Subsequent official communications are handled at the stated rates. Renewal monitoring, reminders and renewal filings are provided only if separately agreed. Any change of representative is arranged separately.
Additional charges
| Service | Charge |
|---|---|
| Translation of the goods and services specification | €10 per class |
| Handling an official communication setting a deadline | €45 per communication |
| Dispatch of the original German registration certificate, on request | €25 |
| Filing a response prepared by your firm | €85 |
The €45 fee covers forwarding the original official communication, providing a translation where required under your firm’s language preferences, and recording and monitoring the deadline. If the communication contains an office objection, the fee also includes a brief initial assessment of that objection and an estimate for further work. Detailed legal analysis and the drafting or review of a response require a separate agreement.
The €85 fixed fee covers filing a response supplied by your firm in final form, ready for submission to the office. We submit the response as supplied or copy it onto our letterhead without changing its content. The fee does not include drafting, reviewing or substantively amending the response. Any such work requires separate instructions and a separate fee agreement. The fixed fee takes precedence over hourly billing and carries no additional document fee.
The €45 fee does not apply to an official communication already supplied with your initial instructions to appoint us. All professional fees are exclusive of VAT, which is added where applicable.
Fees