DIN ISTORIA SECURITĂȚII ECONOMICE: PROTECȚIA DREPTULUI DE AUTOR PRIN PATENTE ȘI MĂRCI. CAZUL GERMAN
EXCERPTS FROM HISTORY OF ECONOMIC SECURITY: PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHT BY PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS. THE GERMAN CASE

Summary/Abstract: We consider this subject welcome and necessary in order to understand the system of patenting and trademarking as an essential part of the economic security of the producers and consumers. The system of patenting is meant to protect (completely or partially) copyrights from being copied and misused but can, also, lead to abuse, although some companies may respect the copyright, patents and trademarks, according to the domestic and international laws. The paper is about the foundation and activity of the German Patent Office and some aspects regarding the German patent registration in Romania. Short after the unification of Germany, the imperial authorities considered founding a patent office. This happened in 1877 and a prodigious work started. Until 1945 this office built up an immense data base which was confiscated by the Allies at the end of the war and provided to the public all over the world. This was an important hit on the German economy, respectively on the German industry and finance. Germans were interested in registering their patents also in Romania. This was a matter of private law and generated relations between private persons in Germany and Romania. It also created the possibility for some Romanian lawyers to collaborate with the German Patent Office. WWII ended Romanian-German relations on this field.

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