Kurt Haertel

Kurt Haertel ( born September 26, 1910 in Berlin, † March 30, 2000 in Seefeld am Ammersee ) was a lawyer and 1963-1975 President of the German Patent Office.

Dr. Kurt Haertel began in 1948 in the Legislative Affairs Office of the United Economic Area as head of the " Intellectual Property " and was instrumental in the construction of industrial property protection in Germany. He was 1963-1975 President of the German Patent Office in Munich and is considered the " father of European patent law ." Among other things, is named for Intellectual Property at the University of Hagen after him the Kurt Haertel Institute. His estate was flowing as a donation to the Centre for Applied Legal Studies ( ZAR ) at the University of Karlsruhe with a.

Awards

Haertel was awarded numerous medals and awards, including

  • The Great Silver Medal with Star for Services to the Republic of Austria, awarded 1977
  • Of the Bavarian Order of Merit, awarded on 30 May 1973
  • Honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the TUM, on 29 September 2000.
  • Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
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