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…
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1. National Trademark Filings in Germany
The German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) in its Annual Report published the…
On 16 November 2011 LexDellmeier held a one-day seminar on the topic how the strategic creation, maintenance and defense of IP-rights can positively influence the company value.
The first part of the seminar…
LexDellmeier bietet Unternehmern und Unternehmen die Gelegenheit bei diesem Seminar tiefere Einsicht zu gewinnen, wie eine gekonnte Strategie bei der Schaffung, der Eintragung und dem Schutz von IP-Rechten…
Yves Saint Laurent may still sell his red-soled shoes.
As we had reported before on LexDellmeier’s „Not just another IP-Blog“, the famous luxury shoe brand Christian Louboutin had sued the just as famous luxury…
Our recommendation: Join the Munich conference to be held in English on 26 - 27 September 2011. For more information and reduced attendence fees for LexDellmeier Blog readers (special thanks you to the host of…
Besides the traditional fields of trademarks, designs, copyrights, the attorneys at LexDellmeier also advise on media & web issues relating to intellectual property.
Due to the expertise in the fields of IP,…
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…
LexDellmeier is thrilled and proud to announce that our firm is the winner of the Finance Monthly Law Award 2011 in the category "Trade Marks Law Firm of the Year in Germany".
Just a couple of days ago we were…
For the first time a German court had to decide on the question if the use of the Facebook “Like” button on an internet sales page complied with the rules against unfair competition, if the button was placed…
For decades Germans have been watching "Tatort" (in English "Crime Scene") on Sunday evenings. It is a famous crime series in which each episode shows a different crime movie of about 90 minutes. „Tatort“ is…
The German Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht - BPatG) has confirmed the cancellation of the trademark „Neuschwanstein“.
The trademark “Neuschwanstein” had been registered for a wide range of goods and…
Just a few days before Europe headed into the 2010 Christmas break the General Court released a range of decisions that had a very festive topic as if the Court had scheduled it right on time to get into the…
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…
© is an abbreviation of copyright but in Germany the designation of a work with this sign is not necessary as the copyright automatically is obtained with the creation of the work.
However it is very advisable to…
The protection begins with the creation of the work, lasting throughout its creator´s lifetime and being upheld for further 70 years after his death (as the right of his legal heirs).
Concerning anonymous…
The creators of works of literature, science and art receive protection for their works through the German Copyright Law (Urheberrechtsgesetz).
Works can be:
Lingual works as writings, speeches, computer…
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…
A design is a commercial property right, which assigns an exclusive right of use for an esthetic design - meaning the outer appearance of products - to its proprietor.
As designs, you could protect:
Two- or…
™ 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…