Affolterbach-based company Jöst abrasives wins an important patent dispute!

"We're setting new standards" – The German economy loses billions of euros every year due to product piracy. However, it's not just counterfeit products from countries like China that are causing problems for entrepreneurs.

The situation is particularly difficult for small, innovative companies that have to defend themselves against patent infringements by large corporations. The Affolterbach-based company Jöst abrasives has now achieved a landmark success in court. The Odenwald-based abrasives manufacturer has won a multi-year legal dispute over an important patent against the world's largest abrasives group, Saint-Gobain Abrasives GmbH… 1 Odenwälder Zeitung, Stefan Jünger, "Wir setzen weltweit neue Maßstäbe", August 2010

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