Rulings:

The following sites contain a selection of court rulings or their key points grouped according to the area of law that they deal with. Apart from the key points, there are also statements of the facts of the cases and comments on the rulings. Comments reflect our opinion and cannot claim to be complete. Please note that each ruling is based on a particular and individual case. Therefore, it is neither possible nor sensible to make generalisations. Rather, it is recommended to have the facts of individual cases revised by an attorney-at-law.

Software-Patent I Although software “as such” is not eligible for patent protection, the technical dimension of the object to be patented can allow for patentability. Software-Patent II The judgement of the German Supreme Court of 19th October 2004 - AZ: X ZR33/03 - Patent protection for a communications system: A procedure to operate a communications system is as such not eligible for patent protection.