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The Federal Patent Court (, ; abbreviation: ''BPatG'') is a German federal
The Federal Patent Court (, ; abbreviation: ''BPatG'') is a German federal court
A court is an institution, often a government entity, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between Party (law), parties and Administration of justice, administer justice in Civil law (common law), civil, Criminal law, criminal, an ...
competent for particular legal matters, such as patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...
and trademark
A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a form of intellectual property that consists of a word, phrase, symbol, design, or a combination that identifies a Good (economics and accounting), product or Service (economics), service f ...
cases. It has its seat
A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but may also refer to concentrations of power in a wider sense (i.e " seat (legal entity)"). See disambiguation.
Types of seat
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in Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
, Germany, and was established on July 1, 1961. Within Germany's dual system, in which patent infringement
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an enabling disclosure of the invention."A ...
proceedings and nullity suits are dealt with before different courts, the Federal Patent Court is in charge of nullity suits, i.e. deciding upon challenges to the validity of German and European patents having effect in Germany.
See also
* ''Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (; abbreviation: DPMA) is the German national patent office, with headquarters in Munich, and offices in Berlin and Jena. In 2006 it employed 2556 people, of which about 700 were patent examiners.
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'' (DPMA)
* Federal Patent Court (Switzerland)
The Swiss Federal Patent Court is a Swiss federal court competent for particular legal matters, such as patent cases. It has its seat in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.
In Switzerland, the court has exclusive jurisdiction with regard to the Sw ...
* German patent law
German patent law is mainly governed by the ''Patents Act'' () and the European Patent Convention (EPC).
Obtaining patent protection
A patent covering Germany can be obtained through four different routes: through the direct filing of a national ...
References
External links
* German patent law German intellectual property law Courts in Germany Organisations based in Munich 1961 establishments in West Germany Courts and tribunals established in 1961 Intellectual property adjudication bodies {{Germany-law-stub