In German and Austrian patent laws, the Gebrauchsmuster (GebrM), also known as German utility model or Austrian utility model, is a patent-like, intellectual property right protecting inventions. The Gebrauchsmuster is slightly different from the patent. It mainly differs from the patent in that processes and methods can't be protected by a Gebrauchsmuster, only products can. Furthermore, the term of a Gebrauchsmuster, that's its maximal life time, is 10 years from the date of registration. In c… (More on Gebrauchsmuster)