Organisation Structure of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office Las t update: 1 Apri l 2020 Maili ng address Deu tsches Paten t- und Markenamt 80297 München, Germany Customer C are and Services Telephone +49 89 2195-1000 Fax +49 89 2195-2221 Websi te http://www.dpma.de Jena Sub-Office Maili ng address Deu tsches Paten t- und Markenamt Dienststel le Jena 07738 Jena, Germany Fax +49 3641 40-5690 Berl in Branch In formation and Servic e Centre Maili ng address Deu tsches Paten t- und Markenamt In formations- und Diens tleis tu ngs zentrum Berli n 10958 Berli n, Germany Fax +49 30 2 59 92-404 President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Vice-Presidents Arbitration Board under the Employee Inventions Act Arbitration Board under the Act on Collective Management Organisations (CM O Act) Central Unit 0.1 Press and Public Relations Ce ntral Unit 0.11 International Affairs Central Unit 0.3 Central Controlling, Cost/ Performance Accounting, Strategic Business Process Management - - - - - - - Quality Management Central Unit 0.2 Internal Communications, Key Support to Senior Management - - - - - - - Strategic Management Central Unit 0.4 Internal Audit, Corruption Prevention and Office Data Protection Directorate General 1 Patents and Utility Models Cluster 1.10 Mecha nica l Enginee ring Pat. Div. 1.11 Ge aring Te chnology Pat. Div. 1.12 Machine Eleme nt s Pat. Div. 1.13 Combustion Engines Pat. Div. 1.14 Machine Tools, Metal Working, Hydraulic Systems, Pneumat ic Syste ms Pat. Div. 1.15 Engines a nd Machine s, Wood Wor king, Arms, Sport s and G ame s, Rene wable Ene rgy Pat. Div. 1.16 Thermal Te chnology, Household Articles, Vehicle Components Pat. Div. 1.17 Engines a nd Machines Pat. Div. 1.18 Hybrid Driv es, Valves, Vibrat ion Mecha nics Cluster 1.20 Mecha nica l Te chnology Pat. Div. 1.21 Land Ve hicles I Pat. Div. 1.22 Conveying, Railways, Cycles, Wate rborne Vessels and Air craft Pat. Div. 1.23 Agricultur al Te chnology, Pr ocess Enginee ring, Food Te chnology, Clea ning Pat. Div. 1.24 Mining, Metallurgy and Foundry Te chnology, Machine Eleme nt s Pat. Div. 1.25 Civil Eng ineer ing Pat. Div. 1.26 Te xt ile Technology, Control Syst ems for Combustion Engines Pat. Div. 1.27 Pa cka ging, Pr inting, Pa per, Refriger ation Pat. Div. 1.28 Land Vehicles II Cluster 1.30 Electrical Enginee ring Pat. Div. 1.31 Communication Technique, Time Measurement/ Horology Pat. Div. 1.32 Electric Machines Pat. Div. 1.33 Semiconductor Devices I, Solid Stat e Device s Pat. Div. 1.34 Ge ner al Electrical Enginee ring, Electric Met hods of Working Pat. Div. 1.35 Measur ing of Electric Var iable s, High Fre quency Te chnology, Tr ansmission, Basic E lectr onic Circuits Pat. Div. 1.36 Basic E lectr ic Eleme nts, Semiconductor Devices II Pat. Div. 1.37 Electric Conver ters and Net works, Electric Vehicle Pr opulsion Pat. Div. 1.38 Electric E lements and Syst ems, Signalling, Aut omotive Electrics Cluster 1.40 Chemistry, Medical Enginee ring, Pa tent Administra tion, Ut ility Models Div. 1.1 Pa tent a nd Ut ility Model Administra tion Section 1.1.1 Formal Pate nt Pr ocedur es I Section 1.1.2 Formal Pate nt Pr ocedur es II Section 1.1.3 Ut ility Model Unit Div. 1.2 Ut ility Model Division, Topography Division, Ut ility Model Cancella tion Pr ocee dings Pat.Abt. 1.41 Medical Enginee ring* Pat. Div. 1.42 Batt eries and Fuel Cells Pat. Div. 1.43 Or ganic Chemistry I, Wor king of Plastics, Process Enginee ring I Pat. Div. 1.44 Or ganic Chemistry II, Pharmaceutics*, Cosmet ics Pat. Div. 1.45 Inorganic Chemistry, Pr ocess Enginee ring II, Coating Cluster 1.50 Physics Pat. Div. 1.51 Optics, Acoust ics Pat. Div. 1.52 Measur ing of Non- Electric Var iable s I Pat. Div. 1.53 Informa tion Te chnology and Dat a Proce ssing I Pat. Div. 1.54 Me asu ri ng of No n- El ectric Varia ble s II, Lig htin g** , Mic ro-Structural Te ch no lo gy, Na no-Te ch nology, Lase r, X-Ray Tec hn iq ue, Nu cle ar En gin e erin g, P lasma Te chn iq ue Pat. Div. 1.55 Informa tion Storage, Locat ing, Direction-Finding and Navigation Te chnology, Cellular Systems, Vending Ma chines Pat. Div. 1.56 Measuring Controlling in Automotive Engineering, Traffic Management and Control Systems Pat. Div. 1.57 Information Technology and Data Processing II, Image Processing, Indicating Devices, Controlling Pat. Div. 1.58 Motor Vehicle Safety, Testing/ Investigation of Materials Directorate General 2 Information Cent ral Unit 2.0.1 Horizonta l Tasks and Ent erprise Archite ct ure Management Cent ral Unit 2.0.2 Informa ton Se curity Division 2.1 Customer Rela tions and Exter nal Informa tion Ser vices Section 2.1.1 Edit orial Office, Pr inting and Media Section 2.1.2 Customer Ca re and Services Section 2.1.3 Information and Service Centre Berlin Section 2.1.4 Media Design a nd Pr oduction Division 2.2 Inte rnal Informa tion Ser vices Section 2.2.1 Classifica tion Systems Section 2.2.2 Stat istics and Ana lyses Section 2.2.3 Dat abase Sear ch Section 2.2.4 Librar y Division 2.3 Requir eme nts Mana geme nt and Pr ocesses Section 2.3.1 Pr ogr am Mana geme nt and IT Proje ct s Section 2.3.2 Cent ral IT Tasks under IT IL Section 2.3.3 In-house Archite ct ure and Mana geme nt for Pr ocesses Section 2.3.4 Te st Mana geme nt Division 2.4 Deve lopment and Application Support Section 2.4.1 Deve lopment Section 2.4.2 Application Support I Section 2.4.3 Application Support II Division 2.5 Te chnical Oper ation Section 2.5.1 Infr ast ructure Mana geme nt, Ne twork and Media Technology Section 2.5.2 Cent ral Ha rdwar e and Serve rs Section 2.5.3 Te rminals and Software Distr ibut ion Directorate General 3 Trade Marks and Designs TM Div. 3.1 Trade Mark Examination ----------- Trade Mark Proced ures after Registrati on Team 3.1.1 Chemic al s, Cosmetic s and Medic al Produc ts, Mac hines and Tools, Printing Products, Stationery, Advertis ing, Educati on and Training, Entertainment, Sports Team 3.1.2 Chemic al s, Cosmetic s and Medic al Produc ts, Mac hines and Tools, Printing Products, Stationery, Advertis ing, Educati on and Training, Entertainment, Sports Team 3.1.3 Chemic al s, Cosmetic s and Medic al Produc ts, Mac hines and Tools, Printing Products, Stationery, Advertis ing, Educati on and Training, Entertainment, Sports Team 3.1.4 Chemic al s, Cosmetic s and Medic al Produc ts, Mac hines and Tools, Printing Products, Stationery, Advertis ing, Educati on and Training, Entertainment, Sports Section 3.1.5 Tr ade Mark Pr ocedur es aft er Registr ation TM Div. 3.2 Tra de Mark Exa mina ti on - -- -- -- -- -- Na tio n al a nd In tern ation al Tra de Mark Law, Coordination of Decision P ra ctice Team 3.2.1 Foodstuffs, Electronics, IT, Te lecommuni- cations, Vehicles, Te chnologica l Ser vices, Medical Ser vices Team 3.2.2 Foodstuffs, Electronics, IT, Te lecommuni- cations, Vehicles, Te chnologica l Ser vices, Medical Ser vices Team 3.2.3 Foodstuffs, Electronics, IT, Te lecommuni- cations, Vehicles, Te chnologica l Ser vices, Medical Ser vices Team 3.2.4 Foodstuffs, Electronics, IT, Te lecommuni- cations, Vehicles, Te chnologica l Ser vices, Medical Ser vices Team 3.2.5 Inte rnational Registr ations TM Div. 3.3 Tra de Mark Exa mina ti on - -- -- -- -- -- P arti cipa tion in Orga ni sation , P erson n el an d IT Processe s, Classif ication Team 3.3.3 Financial Se rvice s, Furniture Team 3.3.2 Agricultur e, Bever ages, Tobacco, Tr ansport Team 3.3.1 Te xt iles, Energ y, Tr ansport Team 3.3.5 Building Constr uction, Building Materials, Lighting, Hea ting, Sanit ary Appa ratus, Toys, Sport s Section 3.3.6 Initia l Processing, Ge ner al Administra tive Matters Concerning Tr ade Mark Pr ocedur es Div. 3.4 Trade Mark Cancel lation Proc eedi ngs Div. 3.5 Des ign Divisi on, In vali dity Proc eedi ngs, Management of Sub- Offi ce Section 3.5.1 Design Unit Directorate General 4 Administration and Law Inclusion Officer of the Employer Equal Opportunities Officer Cent ral Unit 4.0.1 Hea lth a nd Safe ty Div. 4.1 Pe rsonne l Mana geme nt Section 4.1.1 Pe rsonne l Mana geme nt, Pe rsonne l Recruitment, Pe rsonne l Placement Section 4.1.2 Sal aries, Famil y Al lowanc es, Benefits and Job Evaluation, Other Person nel Management Matters of the Jena Sub-Office and the I nformati on and Servi ce Centre Berli n Section 4.1.3 Staf f Qualification and Training Section 4.1.5 Pe rsonne l Deve lopment and Pe rsonne l Repr esentation Matte rs Div. 4.2 Budget, Or ganisation, Inte rnal Serv ices Section 4.2.1 Budget and Pa yment Tr ansactions Section 4.2.2 Or ganisation - - - - - - - Multi-Pr oject Mana geme nt Section 4.2.3 Document Receiving, Digit ising and Dispatching Ser vices, Centra l Clerical Ser vice Section 4.2.4 Facility a nd Room Management, Internal Services, Cent ral Eve nt Mana geme nt Div. 4.3 Legal D ivision Section 4.3.1 Ge ner al Legal Affairs, Corporat e Lega l Advice Section 4.3.2 Legal Affa irs, Pa tents and Utility Models Section 4.3.3 Legal Affa irs, Tr ade Marks a nd Designs Section 4.3.4 Awarding of Contracts Section 4.3.5 Pa tent At tor neys and Other Agents Div. 4.4 Supervi sion under the Ac t on Collec tive Management Organ isations (CMO Ac t) Section 4.4.1 Aut horisation and Inte rnal Structur e of CMOs, Copyrig ht Registe rs Section 4.4.2 Conditions of Mana geme nt and Distr ibut ion Section 4.4.3 Te rms of U se and Tar iffs Section 4.4.4 Inte rnational Affair s * incl. re lat ed biot echnolog y **incl. discharg e t ubes lo ca te d a t the Jena Sub-Office lo ca te d a t the Berlin Bran ch