Imagine you are the owner of a registered trademark and you have invested significant amounts of money into establishing your trademark and related product(s) in the market. Would it not be very annoying to see…

Subject matter and background of the actionIn its decision of 29 June 2022, the European General Court (EGC) upholds the contested decision of the Board of Appeal of EUIPO dated 6 April  2021. According to the…

 Source: GPTO Website – picture of logo of the GPTO and the Imperial Patent OfficeAs you may know, the headquarter of the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) is located in Munich, Germany. However, this has…

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The oldest perfume manufacturer in the world and its battle for a statutory trademark protection Source: GPTO website – picture of the company sign of  Johann Maria Farina from 1868  „Johann Maria Farina gegenüber…

Just recently, in December 2021, the EU Directorate-General for Interal Policies published an extensive Study on "Cross Border Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights". This excellent and over 100 page study…

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!Anyone who wants to know when and where Halloween originates from should check out the great article the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) published in German and English. Fact is that…

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The 187th Oktoberfest should have taken place as usual on the Theresienwiese in Munich in 2021. But also this year the Corona pandemic ensures that unfortunately nothing will come of it. At the press conference on…

Webinar Announcement: 15 September 2021, 10 - 11 a.m.  --  "Trademark Law advanced - Proof of genuine trademark use" (in German)As a brand owner, the value of your business can depend significantly on one or more…

Webinarankündigung: 15. September 2021, 10.00 – 11.00 Uhr -  „Markenrecht advanced – Markenerhalt durch den Nachweis ernsthafter Benutzung“Als Markeninhaber kann der Wert Ihres Unternehmens erheblich von einer…

The European General Court (EGC) ruled for the first time on 7 July 2021 on the registration of a sound mark represented in an audio format and its requirements. The case concerned the question of whether the…

LexDellmeier in the past eight months has developed and now launched "BenBot" – version 1.0 – a chatbot who assists in answering questions relating to EU trademark applications. Special features include an…

After almost 10 years, the dispute over the PIRELLI figurative trademark comes to an end with a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on 3 June 2021. The European General Court (EGC) previously ruled that…

Am 28. April 2021 hat die Kanzlei LexDellmeier ihr Webinar 4 zum Thema "Markenrecht 1x1" gehalten. Während des ca. 60-minütigen Webinars haben Rechtsanwältin Alexandra Dellmeier, Rechtsanwältin F. Andrea Breier…

On April 26, we celebrate the World Intellectual Property Day (WIPD), as we do every year. The focus will lie on the crucial role that intellectual property plays in encouraging creativity and innovation. For this…

At the end of 2020, the new GIview search database for all Geographical Indications (GIs) was officially launched at the online conference “Strengthening GIs”. This new tool has been developed by the European…

The European Union Intellectual Property Organization (EUIPO) regularly publishes statistics on the European Union Trademark (EUTM), providing general information on the number of applications, registrations,…

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