Verzeichnis der vom Reichspatentamt erteilten Patente: 1939 (1940)

The Verzeichnis der vom Reichspatentamt erteilten Patente for the year 1939 was published in 1940 by the Reich Patent Office in Berlin. This annual volume served as an official administrative record, listing all patents granted by the German government during the final year of peace and the onset of the Second World War. It functioned as a critical reference tool for industrial, legal, and engineering professionals tasked with tracking technological developments and intellectual property rights within the shifting economic framework of the Third Reich.

The design of the volume adheres to the austere, functional standards typical of state-issued technical documentation from this era. The contents were compiled by the bureaucrats and patent examiners of the Reichspatentamt to ensure systematic archiving of inventions. While the volume was received as a standard reference work for its time, its historical value today lies in its role as a primary source documenting the technological output and industrial priorities of Germany during a pivotal period of global history.