1.- German Patent Requirements

1. Name and address of the applicant. If it is a Company, place of incorporation.
2. Name, address and citizenship of the Inventor(s).
3. Invention Title, Abstract of the Invention (not for Utility Models).
4. Invention, Utility Model or Design specifications / description.
5. Claims.
6. Formal Drawings.
7. Copy of previous application
8. A German Translation of the specifications is required to be filed within 3 months.
9. Designation of Inventor (in case the applicant is not the inventor).
10. Certified priority document, including priority number and country of origin, within 16 months of the priority date. (The priority could be claimed if the foreign patent application was filed within 12 months).
11. Power of Attorney

Patents in Germany

Concession of the Patent Grant: 20 years (from the filing date)

Concession of the German Utility Model: 10 years

Concession of the German Design: 20 years.

Member of the Paris Convention: Yes

Member of the PCT: Yes

German Patent Office

1. Patent Filing
2. Search Report
3. Request Examination
4. Publication
5. Acceptance or rejection