What is the process of German trademark registration?

Formal examination of German trademark registration application: the applicant submits a German trademark registration application to the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) for trademark registration. After receiving the application for trademark registration, the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) will examine the German trademark registration application documents, the German trademark registration power of attorney, the trademark pattern, etc. In legal nature, that is, formal review; Substantive examination of applying for registration of German trademark: After the trademark has passed the formal examination, the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) will conduct substantive examination of the trademark, that is, examine whether the trademark registration application is registrable and significant according to the German trademark law; Announcement period for applying for registration of a German trademark: After the registered trademark has passed the above-mentioned examination procedures, the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) will issue an announcement to the applicant, and the registered German trademark will be published in the trademark announcement of the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA). The announcement period is three months, and anyone can raise an objection to the trademark within the three-month period; German trademark registration application was approved by the German Patent Office (DPMA): after three months of trademark announcement, if the applicant did not receive any trademark objection, the German trademark registration application was officially passed, and the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) awarded the applicant a German trademark registration certificate.