German Patent and Trade Mark Office

Public service

Inventiveness and creativity need effective protection. The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) is the centre of expertise for all industrial property rights – for patents, utility models, trade marks and designs. As the largest national patent office in Europe and the sixth largest national patent office in the world, it represents the future of Germany as a nation of inventors in a globalised economy. Our employees provide services for inventors and companies and further develop national, European and international IP rights systems.

We are looking for support from:

Graduates / Entry Level
Professionals
Seniors
Young Professionals

In the areas:

APIs & Integration
Application Security
Backend Development
Backup & Recovery
Cloud & DevOps
Cloud Security
Consulting & Solutions
Cyber Security
Data & AI
Data Analytics / BI
Embedded & IoT
Enterprise Architecture
Frontend Development
Full-Stack Development
Hardware / FPGA
Infrastructure & Workplace
IT Consulting
Manual Testing
Pentesting / Red Team
Performance Testing
Product & Project Management
QA & Testing
Quality Engineering
SAP & Enterprise Applications
SAP Basis / Operations
SAP Development
SAP Functional
SAP Integration
SAP Transformation / Migration
Security Architecture
Security Consulting
Software Architecture
Software Development
Support / Service
System Engineering
Test Automation

Upcoming events

You will find the German Patent and Trade Mark Office at the following events in 2026

ITCS Munich 30.10.2026 | Tech Conference, Career Fair & Festival

MOC - Event Centre Messe München, Lilienthalallee

Munich brings together professional depth and technological responsibility. You can look forward to 40+ talks, 75+ exhibitors, Women in Tech and the Defence Hub. At the MOC, you will meet the people behind demanding systems, get to know real projects and discover new career paths.