patent
Inventions in a technical sector
software, discoveries et.
discoveries
Entdeckungen
utility model
Gebrauchsmusterschutz
German Patent only DPMA
trade secret
customers list, business plans or strategy (non patented invetions)
Industrial design right
visual outlook of objects (2D or 3D)
colours and shape
combination of elements with an aesthetic value
copyrights
operating manual, software, text (homepage and avert documents)
Symbol C in a circle (can also be used in the USA)
Trademark
word, name, logo, symbol, design, etc.
Symbol R in a circle
Whch criteria should an invention fufil to be protected by a patent?
new, non obvious and industrially applicable
Why should a German Company protect its inventions with a patent?
Because patents are international nowadays
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