https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Germany continues to lead Europe in innovation, filing more patents to protect new products than any other European country in 2013. https://www.thelocal.de/20140307/germany-tops-europe-patent-list-epo-munich Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:12:00 +0100 germany-tops-europe-patent-list-epo-munich Nestlé was left steaming by a court which said on Thursday it could not stop competitors from selling coffee capsules for its Nespresso machines in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20120816/44403 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 17:41:00 +0200 44403 Volkswagen has said it is investigating allegations reported in a German newspaper that its Chinese partner has been illegally using the German car manufacturer’s patents in its models. https://www.thelocal.de/20120728/44025 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 14:14:00 +0200 44025 South Korea's Samsung LED said on Sunday it had asked the US International Trade Commission to ban US imports of goods made by Osram due to a patent row with the German lighting firm. https://www.thelocal.de/20110717/36343 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 12:07:00 +0200 36343 Regardless of what happens on the football pitch on Monday, as far as innovation is concerned, the Germans are European champions - but although they created the MP3 audio encoding format and the fax, it is often foreign groups that have profited from their development. https://www.thelocal.de/20080615/12493 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:59:00 +0200 12493