Patents are important instruments of competition since the beginnings of
patent law. On the one hand, they give a monopoly to the patent owner,
on the other hand, they stimulate the technical progress by publications.
In reality, rather the monopoly is the primary purpose nowadays. Thus,
entrepreneurs find themselves in an offensive position as well as in an
defensive position, that means as patent owner against patent infringers
and vice versa. Mostly, these conflicts are based on highly complex
facts, in technical as well as in legal respect. Hence, entrepreneurs
are well advised to draw on the services of a patent professional.
