The Nice Classification, an international system used to classify goods and services for trademark registration, has been updated. The new 13th edition entered into force on 1 January 2026. These changes to the…

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…

SUMMER – FESTIVAL TIME – BUILDING TRADEMARK VALUEWell over two months late for World IP Day, but still keen to talk about IP and music.Per chance, I recently listened to an OMR podcast with Holger Hübner, one of…

Understanding Trademark Law Through the Lens of Halloween: A Spooky GuideHalloween, with its pumpkins, costumes, and haunted houses, is one of the most exciting and creative times of the year. But behind the…

Alexandra Dellmeier of LexDellmeier - Intellectual Property Law Firm Intellectual Property Office talks about her career in IP and running her own firm. In April 2023, Managing IP launched Women Founders list, a…

In the digital world of social media platforms – you come across NFTs everywhere. It has even become Collins English Dictionary´s word of the year in 2021. But do you actually know what those three letters truly…

The question, whether two stripes on the side of a shoe have a distinctive character or can lead to the invalidity of a trademark was subjected in the case of 4 May 2022. But how did the European General Court…

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…

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…

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…

Terms and Conditions of the Use of the Chatbot “BenBot” - Status: 15 May 2021PreambleThese Terms and Conditions of the use of the Chatbot “BenBot” (hereinafter: the Chatbot Terms and Conditions) apply to all…

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…

Am 24. Februar 2021 findet von 17.00 - 18.30 Uhr unser erstes Webinar im Jahre 2021 statt. Wir wollen Ihnen zeigen, das wir mit der IP Management Software "IP Servant" seit 12 Jahren sehr erfolgreich bei…

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Wie hoch ist der durchschnittliche Wert einer Marke am Unternehmenswert? Ist der Wert von Branche zu Branche unterschiedlich hoch? Und was bedeutet „brand valuation“ und „brand evaluation“ eigentlich genau? Diesen…

On Wednesday, 17 June 2020, LexDellmeier held its fifth webinar on the topic “Brand Value and Financial Instruments”. During a 30 minutes discussion, Alexandra and Oliwia outlined the concepts of “brand valuation”…