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Germany

Germany has been a member of WIPO since 1970 and is a signatory to over 23 WIPO treaties.

The national IP office of Germany is the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). The office is located in Berlin.

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Intellectual property landscape: Germany

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Global Innovation Index ranking

Germany ranks 11th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.

The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.

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Year	GII position	Innovation inputs	Innovation outputs
2025	11th	15th	8th
2024	9th	13th	6th
2023	8th	13th	6th
2022	8th	12th	7th
2021	10th	14th	8th
2020	9th	14th	7th

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