Re: German Patent Court and 336 patent
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Feb 24, 2009 12:22PM
"Of course in the German patent business as well as in the European patent business "Prior Art" (German: Stand der Technik) is a very big issue. One of the main tasks of an examiner there is to search for prior art. I he/she is successful in finding something similar or close to the pending patent then you won't get a protective right -by no means."
Jerry,
If what they find is not patented then why wouldn't you get a protective right. It is a first to patent system, yes?
I think it is much different than the U.S. system were all and any prior art is an impediment.