MAM.2.2.5 P241-0360, P610-0464 mm 2 V 2 1 no German Exam FTM-PATR Automotive Engineering 1 optional course FTM-PATR Automotive Engineering 1 optional course MAM.2.2.5 Engineering and Management 1 optional course 30 class hours (= 22.5 clock hours) over a 15-week period.The total student study time is 60 hours (equivalent to 2 ECTS credits).There are therefore 37.5 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Tiemann rti Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Michael Zimmermann mzm After successfully completing this module, students will have basic knowledge in the field of industrial property rights, in particular reading, understanding and interpreting patents and utility models. - They will be familiar with the most important patent laws and be able to implement them in development work. - They will be able to carry out and accompany "prior art" patent searches with the help of Depatis. 1. Industrial property rights 2. Finding, reading, understanding and using patents 3. Internet research 4. When is something an invention? 5. Creating inventions, writing and registering patents 6. International property rights 7. Opportunities and risks of property rights 8. Inventors" rights and obligations Lecture with practical examples, exercises in the free Internet databases Depatisnet and Espacenet, presentation with beamer, dialog with the students Self-made lecture notes, patent database on the Internet Sat May 9 21:55:06 CEST 2026, CKEY=mpi, BKEY=mm, CID=[?], LANGUAGE=en, DATE=09.05.2026