Germany
Category of IPR | Name of the law | Registration needed | Where to register |
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Copyright | no | - | |
Patents | yes | ||
Utility models | yes | ||
Trade marks | Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and other Symbols of 1994 | yes | |
(Industrial) designs | yes | ||
Geographical Indications | Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and other Symbols of 1994 | yes | |
Know How | Not protected | - | - |
Plant Breeders Rights | yes | ||
Topographies of Semiconductor Products | Law on the Protection of the Topographies of Microelectronic Semiconductor Products of 1987 | yes |