Unexploited patents from the former GDR

TINA Brandenburg Gmbh, one of the partners of the Innovation Relay Centre for North Germany, has recently published a double CD-ROM which contains information on over 4,000 patents from the former GDR. The CD-ROM has been compiled following the sifting through of over 40,000 ...

TINA Brandenburg Gmbh, one of the partners of the Innovation Relay Centre for North Germany, has recently published a double CD-ROM which contains information on over 4,000 patents from the former GDR.

The CD-ROM has been compiled following the sifting through of over 40,000 former GDR patents. It contains information on products and processes in almost every area of technology, including: environmental technology, machine construction, chemistry, biochemistry, energy technology, scientific equipment, measurement and analysis techniques, etc.

The patents selected all have the following shared qualities:

- A high level of innovation;
- The technical ability to convert;
- Importance in technology transfer;
- Potential for economic exploitation.

The CD-ROM is primarily targeted at small and medium-sized enterprises who are looking for new product ideas or ideas on which to base the development of their own products.

Countries

Germany