Guide for trademark owners
Explained in practical terms: why trademark monitoring is a duty, which risks you face and how to protect your trademark with ease.
"POST" is a descriptive word – and yet registered as a trademark. The Federal Court of Justice overturned the cancellation in 2008, but protection remained weak. A textbook case on descriptive trademarks.
Read moreAlmost nobody asks for a "paper tissue" – they say "Tempo". How a brand name becomes a generic term in usage and why that…
Read moreA new, confusable filing often goes unnoticed for months. What the consequences are – and how to intervene in time.
Read moreExact, phonetic, combined, conceptual: here's how confusions arise – with examples and what to watch for.
Read moreApple filed an opposition against a small Bonn café's trademark – then withdrew it after two years. A textbook case on active monitoring and…
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