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 If you want to meet Germans with the most new ideas, head south. Data on patent applications for 2016 suggests that the clean Alpine air is good for the brain. https://www.thelocal.de/20170302/these-are-the-most-inventive-places-in-germany Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:31:42 +0100 these-are-the-most-inventive-places-in-germany 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 Apple said Friday it would immediately appeal a German court ruling in favour of rival Motorola in a patent dispute that could see Apple's sales company prevented from selling iPhones and iPads in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20111210/39421 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:39:00 +0100 39421 A drinks maker has been awarded a trademark for a German 'f-word' obscenity after a two-year legal fight for an alcoholic beverage using the word. https://www.thelocal.de/20110914/37573 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:43:00 +0200 37573 Two young German entrepreneurs are tackling an issue of national import – how to cook the perfect bratwurst. https://www.thelocal.de/20101117/31225 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:58:00 +0100 31225 With the last valid East German patent set to expire this weekend, engineer and prominent inventor Dieter Mosemann looks back on a time when the communist country's economic shortages sparked innovation and creativity. https://www.thelocal.de/20101029/30839 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:57:00 +0200 30839 German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner has intervened with the European Patent Office (EPA), suggesting limits to protection for produce and livestock as the organisation begins reviewing a broccoli case that could have broad implications. https://www.thelocal.de/20100720/28611 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:16:00 +0200 28611 A Saudi Arabian inventor has filed for a patent on a potentially lethal science fiction-style human tracking microchip, the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) told The Local on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090515/19313 Fri, 15 May 2009 19:13:00 +0200 19313