Intellectual Property Law in Germany

The Book
Written in English, this book takes a look at the particularities of the protection of intellectual property rights (patents, trade secrets, copyright, designs, trademarks and know-how) in Germany as well as relevant court procedures and out-of-court dispute resolution. It also covers selected European laws. Furthermore, the book includes English translations of the most important German statutes on the protection of intellectual property rights as well as model letters and precedents for dispute prevention.
The Topics

The Topic
covers patents, trade secrets, copyrights, designs, trademarks, know-how, arbitration and mediation. It contains synopses of German and English versions of the most relevant statutes, as well as templates for prelitigation correspondence.

Advantages at a Glance

• Practice-oriented
• English translations of the most important German statutes on intellectual property rights
• Templates for pre-litigation correspondence

The New Edition

• Now includes the European Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent
• Covers recent legislative changes, including the 2019 Trade Secrets Act and details on the EU design reform package
• Takes a look at the latest developments in German arbitration and mediation practice and also covers the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Center at the Unified Patent Court

Target Audience
This book is targeted at practicing lawyers and legal advisors, in-house counsel and paralegals in legal departments of internationally active German and foreign companies as well as legal translators and comparative law scholars active in the field of intellectual property rights.