Welcome at VPP

VPP is an association for intellectual property professionals across industries and professions and focuses on industry issues.

It offers a wide range of services including:

  • representing industry interests in the development of industrial property protection,
  • the initial and further training of members beyond their professional training,
  • a platform for newcomers or experienced professionals to share knowledge across sectors and participate in active Association life in all regions, be they patent attorneys, industrial property experts, innovation managers, patent administration specialists, researchers, examiners, judges or those providing services in the intellectual property field.

News

 

Date of the next events

Online-Kurse zur Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung zum Deutschen Patentanwalt 2026/06-09
Vortragsteil: 19./20. Juni 2026 und 03. Juli 2026 / Besprechung der Klausuren: 04. und 11. September 2026

The current newsletter

Inhalt des Rundbriefs 1.2026 for download.

Current events in the district groups

Bezirksgruppe NORD-OST
Donnerstag, 11. Juni 2026 um 17:30 Uhr, Berlin

Current technical presentations

Kanzleipflicht 2026: Virtuelle Kanzlei, kein Co-Working? - Konsequenzen des BGH für die Patentanwaltschaft
Donnerstag, 11. Juni 2026 von 17:00 bis 18:00 Uhr, online

Current events in the IP Administration department

Seminar 7/2026: “KI in der IP Administration”
Dienstag, 14. Juli 2026 von 10:00 bis 14:00 Uhr, online – AUSGEBUCHT!