(1) The German Patent and Trade Mark Office is permitted to reproduce, for its employees, works or other subject matter protected under the Copyright Act (Urheberrechtsgesetz) and to make these available to the public if this serves the purpose of taking account of the state of the art documented therein in the context of proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office.
(2) Section 60g (1) and section 95b of the Copyright Act apply accordingly.
(3) Equitable remuneration is to be paid for the uses referred to in subsection (1) if the relevant rightholder offers the work or other protected subject matter to the public only against payment. Section 60h (3) to (5) of the Copyright Act applies accordingly.