New Name, Legal CheckRebranding and Trademark Law – What You Need to Know When Changing Your Brand NameRebranding can be an exciting yet risky move for any business. Whether you are modernizing your image, merging…

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On Wednesday, 9 December 2020, LexDellmeier will host the very last Webinar of 2020 on the current hot topic: “Brexit Update – Legal Changes in Trademark and Design Law as of 1 January 2021” (in English). During…

As announced, LexDellmeier IP Law Firm has On Wednesday, 27 May 2020, LexDellmeier held it two webinars no. 3 and 4 "Trademark Law Basics" (in German: Markenrecht 1 x 1).  We are delighted to have had 90…

The Olympic Games reach billions of people in more than 200 countries across the globe. That is one of the main reasons for the high degree of brand awareness with respect to all the Olympic symbols. Everybody…

™  is the abbreviation of „Trademark“;

®  is the abbreviation of „Registered“

In Germany those symbols do not constitute a trademark but a registration is required. The use of these symbols is though only…

A trademark is obtained in most countries via a registration (not mere use). The protection of a  trademark covers only the territory and the goods and services for which the trademark was registered.

On a…

A trademark is a sign protected by law, serving to distinguish goods and services of one enterprise from those of another. Besides it implies the following functions of:

-  origin

-  communication

- …