DÜSSELDORF, GERMANY
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11 Sep 2006:
The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) has engaged IBM (
"Launching an end-to-end electronic file system is most important for us because the new system will enable us to provide our services more efficiently and in a more customer-friendly manner," said Dr Jürgen Schade, President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office. "It will simplify and speed up significantly the processing of industrial property rights. In the final analysis we will be helping companies to better protect their innovations and trade marks in the German market."
The DPMA's main task is to grant industrial property rights (patents, utility models, trade marks and design patents) for technical and commercial innovations and to register, administer and publish these. In 2005 alone, DPMA staff processed more than 60,000 patents, nearly 71,000 trade marks and more than 48,000 design patent applications. In future, the entire process will be completed electronically, from application to publication.
"A project like this is a pace setter for the transformation of public administration," said Eberhard Armbruster, Head of Consulting Public Sector IBM Global Business Services. "The fundamental reorganization of administrative workflow leads not only to greater efficiency but also to improved cooperation between administration, business and the general public."
IBM Global Business Services designed the DPMA's electronic file system and will be implementing the solution with uniform document and workflow management systems. As a first step, the central computer will be replaced by a flexible service-oriented architecture (SOA) with open standards. This will enable future legislative changes or new business processes to be easily integrated. In addition, IBM is implementing a central address and user management and a link to a central payments system.
Final phase out of the existing IT system and launch of the new Electronic Property Rights System at the DPMA is scheduled for 2010.
Contact(s) information
Jenny Galitz
IBM Media Relations
917-472-3426
galitz@us.ibm.com
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