Lauterkeitsrechtlicher Nachahmungsschutz nach Ablauf des Patentschutzes

»Protection Against Imitation under Unfair Competition Law after Expiry of Patent Protection«: If the patent protection of a product expires, competitors of the original manufacturer can imitate it - if it were not for the protection of imitation under unfair competition law. The book discusses the contradiction of the temporal succession of the patent and protection under Sec. 4 No. 3 UWG, which was the basis of the BGH decisions »Exzenterzähne« and »Bodendübel«. The author includes a comparison with the US protection of trade dress as well as a legal economic analysis in the discussion.