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Pattern trademark applications have only recently become feasible in Austria and at the EU level within the past few years and this particular...
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Trademark registrations protect trademarks for certain products. These are to be itemised in the "list of goods and services"...
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You are well advised to, but in principle there is no legal requirement to register your trademark in the European Union. There are several good reasons to file a trademark application.
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Registering and monitoring your trademark are important tools to protect your trademark. It is also important to make sure to properly use the trademark and to indicate to the public that a word...
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Im Zuge der Entwicklung einer neuen Marke ist es wichtig, rechtzeitig vor Verwendung und der Einreichung einer Markenanmeldung herauszufinden, ob es ältere kollidierende Markenrechte gibt...
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When developing a new brand, it is important to determine well before using the trademark and filing a trademark application whether there are any earlier conflicting trademark...
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Have you recently acquired another company or some assets like a trademark or even an entire trademark portfolio? Has your company merged with another company...
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The European Patent with Unitary Effect ("Unitary Patent") already has a longstanding and ambiguous history, although its underlying legal framework has not yet come into force.
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As ESG labels become more and more commonplace, companies should not overlook that the certification seal to be used in relation to the certified products should also be actively protected...
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On 28 December 2022, the Polish Patent Office announced in line with the case law of the Polish Administrative Supreme Court that the following rules must be applied to all letters sent...
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To protect the author, the provision limits the possibilities of granting rights for as yet unknown forms of exploitation (since the author cannot foresee the economic relevance at the time...
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We can all think of names like Champagne or Feta cheese that are intrinsically linked to the geographical origin of a product and the know-how of its producers...
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Unlike national applications, which are protected only in a single country, the EU trademark offers protection in all member states of the European Union.
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The most important material aspects derived from national legislations on protection of designs are harmonised in Community Design Directive 98/71/EC of 1998.
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The EU Trade Secret Directive 2016/943 ("TSD") had to be transposed into national laws by 8 June 2018 with the aim of harmonising the protection of trade secrets throughout the EU.
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Platform providers are digital service providers who act as information intermediaries between their users. They store the information provided (making them hosts) and disseminate it...
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A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of… the Unitary Patent. With Germany having deposited its ratification document on 17 February 2023, this spectre is finally coming to life...
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Wake up! On February 17, Germany ratified the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) for Europe. This starts the countdown for both patent litigation via the (almost pan-European) patent court...
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On 28 November 2022, the European Commission published its proposals for a Regulation amending Community Design Regulation No 2/2006 as well as a proposal for an amendment of the Community Design Directive.
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If you want to protect your trademark, there are a few things to consider...
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