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The German legal process for dealing with patent infringement has proved to be a highly effective means of enforcing patents. Traditionally its strengths have been in the speed and relatively low cost of enforcing claims for injunctions against anyone infringing a patent. One of the main reasons for this is that, under the German legal system, the infringement proceedings are strictly separated from the invalidation proceedings, and are heard by different courts. This study gives a picture of what constitutes damages for patent infringement in Germany and briefly examine the normal course of procedure when an action for damages is heard by the courts.