{"id":27555,"date":"2023-04-06T15:20:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T13:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/?p=27555"},"modified":"2023-04-11T15:45:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:45:46","slug":"felix-hermann-and-dr-daniel-herrmann-in-magazine-der-mittelstand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boehmert.de\/en\/felix-hermann-and-dr-daniel-herrmann-in-magazine-der-mittelstand\/","title":{"rendered":"“Digital patents are worth their weight in gold” – article by Dr. Felix Hermann and Dr. Daniel Herrmann in the magazine “Der Mittelstand”"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the age of IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Industry 4.0, even medium-sized companies cannot avoid corresponding digital innovations. The protection of these innovations should not be neglected, is the advice of BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT partners and patent attorneys Felix Hermann<\/a> (Munich) and Dr. Daniel Herrmann<\/a> (Frankfurt a. Main) in their article for the magazine “Der Mittelstand”. After all, with digital solutions developed in-house, SME can also create new corporate values and growth for the company.<\/p>\n

It is true that the patenting of software-based innovations – and these are mostly what is at issue here – is a challenge due to strict regulations for computer-implemented inventions in European and German patent law. However, if the software is used in the context of solving a technical task in a technical field, it can be protected by patents. In this case, the software makes a technical contribution and thus acquires the “technical character” necessary for patenting.<\/p>\n

The complete article in German can be read in “Der Mittelstand”, issue 2\/2023, on page 59. The magazine is available for download as a PDF here<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the age of IoT (Internet of Things), AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Industry 4.0, even medium-sized companies cannot avoid corresponding digital innovations. 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