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The Bavarian Patent Center plays an important role in the history of the German patent system. It was founded as an issuing office of the Patent Office and has since served as a central point of contact for inventors and companies throughout Bavaria who want to protect their innovations.
The history of the German patent system is closely linked to important milestones that paved the way for today's innovation landscape:
On July 1, 1877, the Imperial Patent Office was founded as the central authority for the protection of intellectual property in Germany. Following the passing of the German Patent Act on May 25, 1877, there was thus a unified German patent authority for the first time.
The first German patent was granted just one day later - on July 2, 1877 - to Johann Zeltner from Nuremberg for his invention of a process for the production of red ultramarine paint. This milestone marked the beginning of formal patent protection in Germany.
Just one year after the founding of the Imperial Patent Office, the Patent Center Bavaria was established in 1878 as a regional office to provide direct support to inventors in Bavaria. Since its foundation, the Patent Center Bavaria has been located at various sites in Nuremberg: Fleischbrücke (Bayerisches Gewerbemuseum), Norishalle (Landesgewerbeanstalt Bayern) and in Tillystraße (TÜV Rheinland).
In 2020 , the Patent Center Bavaria was integrated into Bayern Innovativ GmbH under the Patents & CE division in order to further strengthen the innovative power of the Free State of Bavaria and promote synergies between the various innovation players.
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