Just a quick clarification: this ban is not about patents, at all. It is only based on a registered "design patent" (Geschmacksmuster), which is wholly differen

Just a quick clarification: this ban is not about patents, at all. It is only based on a registered "design patent" (Geschmacksmuster), which is wholly different from regular patents and protects specifically the aesthetics of a product (design, colour, form) - which is why the decision sounds flimsy at times, because they had to compare aesthetics.