With the existence of the patent protection system, it is possible to study and research how the patented invention is invented based on the published specifications of the patent. However, with the advancement of technology, it happens that the later inventor or newcomer found an improvement to...

The following paper attempts to trace the construction of the standard employment contract in Germany from the beginning of the 19th century onwards. It was from this point in time that wage labour slowly came into being and later on developed more broadly. At first, state regulations were...

This article examines the role of business in the historical development of job security regulations in Germany from their creation in the inter-war period to the dawn of the crisis of the 'German Model' in the 1980s. It contrasts the varieties of capitalism approach, which sees business as...