Legal Articles: Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design, Copyright, IPR in Germany
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Legal notes to trademark registration in Germany
Aug
Trademark registration in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany has a social market economy with a highly skilled labor force, a low level of corruption, and […]
Legal notes to patent registration in Germany
Mar
Patent registration in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany has a social market economy with a highly skilled labor force, a low level of corruption, and […]
German: Trademark owners bear the burden of proof for the public recognition of a trademark
Dec
The German Federal Court of Justice recently published a decision (Case No. I ZB 16/20) clarifying that trademark owners bear the burden of proof for public recognition of a trademark within the affected trade circles in cancellation proceedings as well as in trademark application proceedings. What is a trademark owner? It is the owner of […]
The game-changing benefits of Trademark in Germany
Nov
Germany has some of the world’s most valuable brands, as well as a significant international market for brand owners from a variety of nations. Trademark in Germany provides certain significant benefits to brand owners: The country’s intellectual property (IP) enforcement regime is among the most robust and efficient in Europe Trademark enforcement proceedings, in particular, […]