Christmas is only a few weeks away! Now is the time for including gifts for your loved ones to your shopping lists. But as you browse through busy stores or infinite lists of products online looking for bargains,…
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…
If you are the owner of a registered patent, trademark or design (IP rights), you have surely received communication in the past that looked like it was an invoice coming from an official source, that mentioned…
Upon examining trademark applications, national trademark offices in the EU may refuse to register a sign that is contrary to “public policy” or “accepted principles of morality”. This somewhat lesser-known…
State-of-the-art IP management in the year 2024 requires in-depth expertise and an outstanding cloud- and AI-based software. As an interdisciplinary team of lawyers and patent attorneys as well as computer…
LEXDELLMEIER WEBINAR ON AMENDMENTS TO EU DESIGN LAWAre you the owner of a registered design in the European Union and have your design protected products been copied by way of 3D printing with you not being able…
The Olympic Games 2024 are underway! However, although the merriment surrounding the event invites to light-heartedness, one should be careful not to be carried away when it comes to the use of the so-called…
In the cutthroat world of advertising, the temptation to proclaim superiority over competitors is ever-present. Whether it is claiming to be “Europe’s Number One” or touting oneself as simply “the best,” such…
On May 1, 2009 LexDellmeier was founded! Incredible that 15 years have gone by. Therefore, it is time to briefly comment and appreciate these past years and our…
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Genuine Use of a Trademark – Always relevant, always worth a ReminderIn our series of blog articles, genuine use of a trademark has already been an issue. But since the topic is very important and can even lead to…
Geographical Indications (GIs) and the upcoming changes to the EU system starting in December 2025The protection system of geographical indications (GIs) in the European Union is set to undergo changes as two new…
LexDellmeier, the creative trademark, design, copyright and licensing law experts from Munich, Germany, and its team members would like to extend to all clients, colleagues and IP friends from around the world a…
Protecting slogans as trademarks is becoming more difficult. The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO’s) Board of Appeal (BoA) has dealt with the question of registrability of slogans as…
All these small Gimmicks – Trademark Infringement?Vacation time. Travelling time. Hamburg. Miniatur Wunderland - the world´s largest model railway. An amazing place to spend a whole day, discovering all the small…
The EUIPO is establishing an important feature, a new initiative that they call “a ground-breaking step in global supply chain product authentication”: “EBSI-ELSA”.…
Be honest - Have you ever bought counterfeit goods or illegally consumed digital content?On 12 June 2023, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published an interesting article on counterfeits…
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…
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The EU set its priorities for the next four years of combating severe and organized crime in May 2021. Within the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (“EMPACT”), a…
