This is a great cartoon by Tom Fishburne which shows what happens when innovation hits internal forces...
For more really good cartoons on trademarks, patents, marketing, innovation please see Tom Fishburne's…
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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has published an online tool revealing a short and up-to-date overview on intellectual property (IP) in various countries…
The yearly published EU Report on Counterfeiting reveals a 15% increase in pirated goods.
Each year, the European Commission publishes a report describing the customs detentions of articles suspected of…
Seminar “Vom Schutzrecht zum Unternehmenswert” – Marken, Designs und andere Rechte in der Unternehmenspraxis
Donnerstag, 15. November 2012
Ort: Eden Hotel Wolff, München (gegenüber Hauptbahnhof)
Seminarflyer,…
... and today's challenges.
Great trademarks and fantastic advertising measures are necessary in order to market and sell your products and services - anywhere!
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…
The World Intellectual Property Organiztion (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, in conjunction with the international business school INSEAD, have just…
We all want to be more creative, come up with better ideas and want our organizations to be more innovative. The question is: How can we achieve these goals? Be inspired by Steven Johnson's video which gives a…
The CTM Advisory Initiative e.V. (CTM AI) is an initiative of Munich Attorneys for promoting the knowledge of the Community trademark. The CTM Advisory Initiative consists of experienced Attorneys from…
The International Trademark Association (INTA) together with united domains (Germany) will host a Roundtable on the new gTLDs:
Date / Time: Thursday, 21 June 2012 - 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Place: Hotel Sofitel, Munich…
It is an astonishing figure - and not many people realize this: But, on average, approx. 46% of a company's value is made up and derived from trademarks - and that is one of the major reasons why companies should…
National patent case law remains important: As of May 2012 it is still not known when the EU Patent will actually come into force and when and where the EU Unified Patent Court (note: London, Paris and Munich are…
The world's largest trademark conference is taking place for the 134th time - this year in Washington, DC from May 4 -8, 2012
For the 11th time now Alexandra Dellmeier-Beschorner is attending the largest…
We thought we should share this great video on BRANDING with you. It was produced in 2011 by MSc Brand Leadership team at Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia.
In essence, a BRAND is a "stamp…
Visionary inventors have and will continue to revolutionize our world with their outstanding ideas. Curiosity, knowledge and determination of individuals are the basis for every great innovation.
As an IP…
Copyright laws - among others in Germany - and the great difficulties to know and assess what is allowed - and what is not.
Stars like Elvis, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Lady Gaga are musical icons and partly…
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) together with its intitiative "Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy" (BASCAP) has launched a unified consumer awareness campaign against counterfeiting.
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ANSWER: Intellectual Property (IP) Rights - including trademarks, designs, utility models & patents.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) just recently published its World IP Indicator 2011…
For one night and for night only, Munich’s trendy restaurant „Salt“ was rebranded „LexDellmeier“ to celebrate our 2012 New Year’s Get-together.
Together with about 70 guests we enjoyed “Salt” 's creative modern…
1. National Trademark Filings in Germany
The German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) in its Annual Report published the…