This year LexDellmeier has accepted two interns through the European Law Student’s Association (ELSA) Student Trainee Exchange Programme. It is my pleasure to be working with the LexDellmeier team from…
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This year LexDellmeier is for the first time a part of the European Law Students’ Association’s Student Trainee Exchange Programme. The European Law Student’s Association (ELSA) is an international, independent,…
The European General Court (EGC) decided that the chequerboard pattern device mark of Louis Vuitton is not distinctibe and therefore has to be declared null and void (Judgment dated 21 April 2015; Case No.:…
The EGC decided that a likelihood of confusion between the word device/mark “Skype” and the word mark “SKY” exists (Judgment dated 5 May 2015; Case No.: T‑184/13). Background of the Case and Subject Matter On…
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) decided that the language selection of the European Patent Court is no discrimination (Judgment dated 05 May 2015; Case No.: C-147/13). Background of the Case and Subject…
The Regional Court Berlin decided that companies cannot choose the language of their General Terms and Conditions (GTCs) by themselves (Judgment dated 9 May 2014; Case No.: 15 O 44/13)
Background of the Case…
The world’s leading independent brand valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance just published the Global Brand 500 report. Brand Finance puts thousands of the world’s biggest brands to the Global Brand…
The International Trademark Association (INTA), headquartered in New York City, is a global association of trademark owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property…
At the 21 April 2015 the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council have reached in so-called "trilogue discussions" provisional political agreement. The pillars of the trademark reform are:Significant…
The German Federal Court of Justice decided that the holder of an older trademark is allowed to demand for the cancellation of a registered trademark which is just a parody of their established trademark…
The Hague Agreement is an international registration system which offers the possibility of obtaining protection for industrial designs in a number of States and/or intergovernmental organizations by means of a…
Every April 26 - the day on which the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) Convention came into force in 1970 - the WIPO celebrates the World Intellectual Property Day to promote discussions about the…
The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the responsible office in the EU for registering Community Trademarks and Community Designs having the "automatic" effect throughtout 28 national EU…
The EGC (European General Court) decided that in the context of a computerized booking system, the final price to be paid must be indicated whenever the prices of air services are shown (Judgment dated 15 January…
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2014 was an exciting year for our law firm: We are especially delighted that Mrs. Hannah Eckermann and Mrs. Marlene Treffler joined our team.
Besides, we are lucky that we could expand and transmit our…
The European General Court (ECG) decided on 7 October 2014 that a likelihood of confusion between the word/device trademark “T” of Tifosi Optics and the earlier trademark “T” of Tom Tailor exists (Case…
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched a new, multilingual terminology portal called „PEARL“ which gives access to scientific and technical terms derived from patent documents. It helps…
Interbrand, started in 1974 with its approximately 40 offices around the globe, is one of the biggest and oldest brand consultancy companies around the world. Every year, Interbrand conducts and publishes various…
The International Trademark Association (INTA) and the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) organized the first Roundtable for qualified employees and staff. It was designed specifically for Paralegals and…