Tag: patents
More patent applications in Germany again
As of: March 5, 2024 12:08 p.m After the end of the corona pandemic, German ingenuity is stirring. The German Patent and Trademark Office registered noticeably higher innovation activity last…
Corona vaccine: Biontech wins in court against Curevac – Economy
The biotech company Curevac has suffered a setback in the patent dispute with its rival Biontech. On Tuesday, the Federal Patent Court declared a Europe-wide basic patent for mRNA vaccines…
Land of inventors: Is Germany losing touch?
background As of: November 9th, 2023 10:56 a.m The number of patent applications has been falling for years. Companies complain that this is mainly due to poorer general conditions. Is…
Corona vaccine: Curevac and Biontech fight over intellectual property – economy
There is patent EP 1 857 122 B1. The biotechnology company Curevac from Tübingen applied for it at the European Patent Office long before Biontech, the company from Mainz, was…
Sony files for NFT patents related to Web3 games and entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment The company that produces the immensely popular Playstation game console and has released several popular video games. It has filed a patent application for NFT in an…
Technical innovations: Fewer domestic patents
Status: 03/09/2023 09:26 am The number of patent applications by German inventors from industry and research has fallen. On the other hand, the registrations of foreign companies are increasing. The…
Patent applications: Germany is weak in future technologies – economy
How innovative is Germany actually? Not that easy to measure. Therefore, it often remains with rather anecdotal observations. Patent applications are an important and easily measurable indicator. The figures from…
Installments not paid: if the car tows itself – economy
For example the F-150. The Ford pickup truck is very popular in the United States. Few Americans have to transport a dead cow in their lifetime, but you could. The…
Bacteria: EU wants to reward pharmaceutical companies for new antibiotics
From Björn Finke, Brussels The World Health Organization (WHO) is already talking about a “silent pandemic”: Common antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective against bacterial infections. The pathogens are resistant to…
Future of energy: Many hydrogen patents in Germany
Status: 01/10/2023 1:12 p.m German companies have recently invested a lot in innovations related to renewable energies. According to the patent office, so many hydrogen patents have not been approved…