After receiving the application, the Patent Office will first issue a document number to the application and determine the application date (the date when the Patent Office receives the application), and then immediately send an acceptance notice to the applicant or agent. From now on, the Patent Office will no longer send notifications on receipt of documents. After determining the document number and type of payment, a review will be made to see if it meets the formal requirements for applying for registration. If the requirements are not met, the applicant will be notified to make corrections. If the amendment is made within the prescribed period, the application process will continue, otherwise, the application will be rejected. If the application has the following deficiencies, the corrected date will be used as the filing date: lack of applicant identity information; no trademark image; no designated goods or services. If there are no absolute grounds for rejection, the trademark can be registered. If there are absolute grounds, the applicant will be notified and given the opportunity to state his opinion within the time specified by the Patent Office. If the Patent Office considers that it is still necessary to uphold the rejection after taking into account the applicant's opinions. A higher level examiner will decide whether to register. If the registered German trademark is ultimately rejected, the applicant can first file an objection with the OBJECTION EXAMINER. If the objection is invalid, the applicant can appeal to the Federal Patent Court. There is no additional charge for making objections.

If the Patent Office does not respond to the objection within six months, the applicant may file a request for a ruling, and if the request has not been made after two months, the applicant may directly appeal. If the application materials meet the specifications and there is no absolute reason, the German trademark will be registered and announced. It must be noted that after registration, a German trademark obtains only temporary rights, and may also be subject to opposition based on prior rights.