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Imprint of former Eastern Cloc symbols on clothes does not constitute use as a trademark - Federal Court of Justice, Decisions of 14 January 2010, I ZR 8208 ("CCCR") and I ZR 9208 ("DDR")

Hogan Lovells
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Germany
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October 14 2010

The Federal Court of Justice decided in two cases that the use of Eastern Bloc symbols as imprints on clothes does not constitute use as a trademark as the relevant public does not perceive them as indications of commercial origin

Long slogans lack distinctiveness in general

Hogan Lovells
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Germany
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October 14 2010

The Federal Court of Justice decided on the distinctiveness of long slogans and held that, in general, the relevant public did not perceive long slogans as an indication of origin

Pharmaceutical trademarks 20102011

Graf von Westphalen
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Germany
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September 22 2010

Pharmaceutical trademarks must be selected carefully, as patient safety is at stake

Sequestration of infringing products in preliminary proceedings

Hogan Lovells
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Germany
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July 22 2010

Counterfeiters are a huge problem for the holders of design or trademark rights

A bespoke approach to distinctiveness

Siebeke Lange Wilbert
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Germany
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February 28 2011

The German Patent and Trademarks Office continues to retain a restrictive approach when assessing the distinctiveness of an application

A trap for the speedy FIREFOX? Fighting fraudulent websites offering downloads of Mozilla FIREFOX software

Hogan Lovells
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Germany
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July 22 2010

Fraudulent online traps are a phenomenon frequently encountered in Germany

CMS brands review

CMS
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Belgium, European Union, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom
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November 12 2010

It has been well over a decade since the Trade Marks Directive came into force, approximating the law on trade marks across Europe

Genuine use: the decision of the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) in the proceedings of Opel Autec

Bird & Bird
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Germany
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June 21 2010

Adam Opel AG ("Adam Opel"), a motor manufacturer, is the proprietor of a national figurative mark registered in Germany for, inter alia, motor vehicles and toys

Trademark protection for simple figurative signs on shoes

Hogan Lovells
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Germany
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April 14 2011

In a series of recent decisions the Federal Patent Court softened its strict approach for assessing the distinctiveness of figurative signs for use on products

"SUPERgirl" the relevance of prior registrations

Hogan Lovells
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Germany
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April 14 2011

The Federal Court of Justice stated that the German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) is not obliged to disclose its reasons for a dissenting decision regarding prior registrations

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Imprint of former Eastern Cloc symbols on clothes does not constitute use as a trademark - Federal Court of Justice, Decisions of 14 January 2010, I ZR 8208 ("CCCR") and I ZR 9208 ("DDR")

Long slogans lack distinctiveness in general

Pharmaceutical trademarks 20102011

Sequestration of infringing products in preliminary proceedings

A bespoke approach to distinctiveness

A trap for the speedy FIREFOX? Fighting fraudulent websites offering downloads of Mozilla FIREFOX software

CMS brands review

Genuine use: the decision of the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) in the proceedings of Opel Autec

Trademark protection for simple figurative signs on shoes

"SUPERgirl" the relevance of prior registrations

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