Oberlandesgericht

An Oberlandesgericht (German: [ˈoːbɐˌlandəsɡəʁɪçt] ⓘ; plural – Oberlandesgerichte pronounced [ˈoːbɐˌlandəsɡəʁɪçtə] ⓘ; OLG, English: Higher Regional Court,[1][notes 1] or in Berlin Kammergericht: KG) is a higher court in Germany.

In the Oberlandesgerichte, the offices of the Generalstaatsanwaltschaft (German: [ɡenəˈʁaːlˌʃtaːt͡sʔanvaltʃaft] ⓘ) or district attorney general are located.

The OLG Düsseldorf is one of the most popular patent trial forums for patentees in Europe.

[2] The Oberlandesgerichte were first set up in the German Empire by the Courts Constitution Act of 27 January 1877.

Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate each have two, Bavaria, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia each have three Higher Regional Courts.