Important Patent and Trademark Offices:

• German Patent- and Trademark Office (GPTO/DPMA)
• European Patent Office (EPO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO/OMPI)
• Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM)
• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
• Japan Patent Office (JPO)
• State Intellectual Property Office of the People´s Republic of China (SIPO)
• Chinese Trademark Office (CTMO)
• Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO)
• Patent and Trademark Offices worldwide

Information for Applicants:

• Patent Database of the German Patent- and Trademark Office (DEPATISnet)
• Database for German patents, trademarks, designs (DPMAregister)
• Database of the European Patent Office (espacenet)
• Online File Inspection in European Patent Applications

Institutions and Associations:

• German Federal Patent Court (FPC/BPatG)
• Federal Court of Justice (FCoJ/BGH)
• Patent Attorneys Association (PAK)
• Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)
• Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (FICPI)
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
• Federal Association of German Patent Attorneys (BUV)
• German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
• Federal Cartel Office
• Junior Chamber International (JCI)
• KontakTUM - the alumni network of TU München
• Chinaforum Bavaria