How your instructions are handled

Instruct us on trademark, utility model and patent matters in Germany and Europe. We agree the appropriate procedure and scope of service with your firm and send reports and further correspondence by email.

The steps below describe trademark and utility model filings. Trademark filings can be instructed through the Filing Portal; for German utility model filings, please contact us with your filing documents. For German and European patent matters, we agree the procedure, required documents and fees separately. For representation of an existing trademark, see the relevant DPMA or EUIPO representation page.

German trademark representation / DPMA · EU trademark representation / EUIPO

1. 1

   Contact us about your matter

   Tell us about your firm and whether your matter concerns a trademark, a utility model or a German or European patent. We confirm the next steps and arrange portal access where applicable.

2. 2

   Agree access and how to send instructions

   Where the service is available in the portal, we invite your firm to set up its account after reviewing your request. For other matters, we agree how you should send your instructions and documents.

3. 3

   Prepare your application

   For portal services, enter the required information and save a draft if needed. For utility model filings, send the application documents ready for filing, including the description, claims and any drawings. Patent documents and any drafting or review work are agreed separately.

4. 4

   Review and submit your instructions

   Check the application details, fees and scope of service. Saving a draft does not place an order.

5. 5

   Acceptance of your instructions

   We review your submitted instructions and confirm acceptance of the engagement before filing the application.

6. 6

   Filing, invoice and reports

   We file the application on your instructions and email your firm the filing report, application number and filing receipt. We issue our invoice after filing. Our invoice states the payment deadline needed for timely payment of the official fees, which we pay once your payment has been received. Following registration, we send the registration report and certificate. Official communications are forwarded in their original language, with translations where required under your firm’s language preferences. The €45 fee applies to each official communication setting a deadline and includes recording and monitoring that deadline. For an office objection, it also includes a brief initial assessment and an estimate for further work. Filing a response supplied by your firm in final form costs €85 and does not include drafting, reviewing or substantively amending it. Detailed legal analysis, response preparation or review, and representation in opposition proceedings require separate instructions.

Choose your preferred interface language from those available in the Filing Portal. This choice does not determine the language of the proceedings, our correspondence or any translations.