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pertinent through the speedy
development of the events of the war in the West. A specific inquiry has been
received from the Reich government requesting that in the shortest possible
time a program be developed outlining a system to be established by, and based
on, the impending peace treaty, and covering the entire European interests in
the field of chemistry. * * * ” |
The minutes of that meeting, held on 28 and 29 June 1940 at
Frankfurt, show that of the defendants in this case the following were present:
von Schnitzler, Gattineau, Ilgner, von Knieriem, Kugler, Mann, ter Meer, and
Oster. The minutes further show that a comprehensive and broad discussion was
had concerning the future of the chemical industry in many countries and that
it was determined that all offices of the IG and Konzern companies are to be
asked for suggestions on all matters pertaining to economy reorganization of
the following countries, to wit: (a) France, (b) Belgium and
Luxembourg, (c) Holland, (d) Norway, (e) Denmark,
(f) Poland, (g) the Protectorate, (h) England and The
Empire.
A memorandum dated 20 July 1940 was transmitted by order of
defendant von Knieriem concerning: “1. Suggestions for the Peace Treaty
as regards the protection of industrial rights" and, "2. Position of the German
Reich patent in a European economic sphere under German control.”
Under the second item the memorandum said: |
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“The position of the
German Reich Patent in a European economic sphere under German control.
“The peace treaty will cause far-reaching changes in the
political and economic structure of large parts of Europe. One can perhaps
assume that under German leadership a Greater European Area (Europaeischer
Grossraum) will be established, which besides Greater Germany will include a
number of additional states each retaining its own government. This Greater
European Area will represent an economic unit, and possibly will later have a
uniform system of customs duties and currency. One could not possibly retain
this diversity of laws for the protection of industrial rights in such an
economically unified area * * *
“The most complete solution which
could be regarded as ideal would be to create one uniform patent for the entire
European area under German control by regulating the formal and material patent
right by a single law, the development of which would be reserved to the German
legislator, and the Reich Patent Office would remain in existence as the only
patent authority.
“1. Of course the idea is to extend the German
patent over the entire area * * *
“4. * * * In order to ensure
uniformity of decision, only the Reich Supreme Court should act as the court
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