Intellectual property in Germany

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The organisation responsible for the protection of intellectual property in Germany is the Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (DPMA).
Regional Organisations: For patent protection: The European Patent Office.
Governing trademarks, designs and models: the European Union Intellectual Property Office
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent PatAnwO (Patent Anwalts Ordnung) 1966	Initial 3 year period of validity	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark MarkenG 1995	10 year period of validity	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Industrial Designs
Copyright Copyright	70 years after the death of the author	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Industrial Designs	25 years

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