By Tobias Wuttke
In Germany, SMEs have an increasing patent awareness. This is due to the fact that Germany is the most important venue for patent litigation in the EU. Many landmark patent litigation cases attract the attention of the media so that the patent world is no longer a hidden world for most SMEs. The main driver for the increasing patent awareness is risk management, whereas securing exclusivity for generated innovation comes second.
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