From 31 October 2015 the Madrid System operates as a single treaty system and the Protocol governs all the designations in the International Register. All new international applications shall be filed using the…
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The European General Court (EGC) decided that the trademark “GLAMOUR” cannot be registered as Community Trademark because there is likelihood of confusion to the older trademark “TUDOR GLAMOUR” (Case T-1/13 dated…
The European General Court (EGC) decided that “JUNGBORN” cannot be registered because there is likelihood of confusion to the older German trademark “BORN” (Case T-401/12, July 11, 2014).
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is a line in the lyrics of a Jennifer Lopez song. The song somehow flopped, but the shoes are a legend and commonly recognized by their famous red soles. And because of those shoes the eyes of fashionistas and…
If you are interested in obtaining a trademark or a design you surely have visited the websites of the relevant offices like GPTO (DPMA), OHIM or WIPO and you will have discovered that they provide a useful…
There are two possibilities:
- Application and registration at the GPTO (DPMA)/ OHIM / WIPO (so called Registered Designs). After application and registration, the design provides protection for 5 years, at…
™ 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…