An article by Anja Dreher, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), owner of AHE Engineering, Memmingen
Good ideas are the foundation of all development and progress. Information about patents, licenses, and funding opportunities provides the confidence needed to make decisions on the path to success.
At the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) alone, approximately 63,000 patent applications and about 15,000 utility model applications were filed in 2013. However, the number of innovations worthy of protection is significantly higher.
It is often small and medium-sized enterprises in particular that shy away from the effort and/or costs associated with intellectual property rights. But help is available specifically for them:
