German patent law

Patent law
Overviews
Patent Patent claim History Economics Criticism
Procedural concepts
Application Prosecution Opposition Valuation Licensing Infringement
Patentability requirements and related concepts
Patentable subject matter Inventorship Novelty Inventive step and non-obviousness Industrial applicability Utility Person skilled in the art Prior art
Other legal requirements
Sufficiency of disclosure Unity of invention
By region / country
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Australia Canada China Europe Germany Japan Netherlands United States
By specific subject matter
Biological Business method Chemical Insurance Software Tax
See also
Patent analysis Pirate Party Category Glossary
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German patent law is mainly governed by the Patents Act (German: Patentgesetz) and the European Patent Convention (EPC).