The following is a detailed list of the intellectual property documentation of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) held within the British Library IP collection.
Material on this list may only be available in German. We cannot translate items for you.
Intellectual Property stock locations
IP Open Access: Always available in the Business & IP Centre
IP Reserve South: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in typically 1-3 hours
IP Reserve North: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in 48+ hours. If a nine-digit number is shown under "location", these can be ordered for use in the Centre by registered readers through Explore the British Library. Please type the number into the Explore search box to rapidly retrieve the record.
IP Reserve Material cannot be ordered for same-day delivery after 16:00. Sometimes the service may not be available all day on Saturday due to staffing. Some Reserve Material may not be available at times due to stock movements. Please contact us before your visit to check.
Patent Specifications | |||
| Title | Holdings | Format | Location |
| Unexamined Applications | 211937 - 302035 | Microform | IP Reserve North |
| Examined Applications | 59100 – 302011 (large gaps at start) | Microform | IP Reserve North |
| 30447 - 212180 | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
| Granted Specifications | 151846 - 225604 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| 1 - 151845 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268658) | |
| 1 - 4500 | Microform | IP Reserve North | |
| (Later DDR-law patents published post-unification appear on the main German patent specification CD/DVD.) | |||
Abstracts and Indexes | |||
| Bekanntmachungen des Amtes für Erfindungs und Vorschlagwesen | 1960 - 1992 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| East German Subject Index (monthly classified abridgements in German despite English title) | 1960 - 1966 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Erfindungs und Vorschlagwesen (classified abridgements and articles on technology) | 1952 - 1959 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Patentschau Textiltechnologie Verfahren und Erzeugnisse | 1977 | Microform | IP Open Access |
| Namenverzeichnis (Name Index) (quarterly to 1986, then yearly) | 1983 - 1989 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Namenverzeichnis (Name Index) (quarterly to 1986, then yearly) | 1983 - 1989 | Microform | IP Open Access |
| Name Index | 1956 - 1983 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Miscellaneous Patent Publications | |||
| Patentamt Jahresbericht (annual report) | 1989 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Ubersicht der aufrechterhaltenen Altpatente (list of old pre-1945 patents still valid in East Germany) | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
| Informationsdienste Jahresbericht | 1992 - 1995 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Bibliothek Zeitschriften Verzeichnis | 1989 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Bibliothek Jahresbericht | 1984 - 1991 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Trade Marks (Warenzeichen) and Registered Designs (Muster) | |||
| Warenzeichen- und Musterblatt (journal) | 1975 - 1994 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Warenzeichenblatt (trade mark journal - name indexes after 1960, brief design details after 1964) | 1955 - 1974 (1959 missing) | Paper | IP Reserve South |
