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Typically, trademarks indicate which company has produced a product or provides a service, or that the trademark owner is ultimately responsible for the quality...

In its judgment of 10 September 2025 (Case T-288/24, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe), the General Court delivered an important ruling on the registrability of short musical jingles as sound marks.

The priority principle in trademark law states that in the event of a conflict between two trademarks, the older right always prevails.

As we already noted in our blog article of 19 March 2024 (link), intellectual property covers more than "just" trademarks. A design is particularly recommendable if the external...

Was bedeuten die Begriffe "Neuheit" und "Eigenart" und warum sind sie so wichtig?

Unlike national applications, which are protected only in a single country, the EU trademark offers protection in all member states of the European Union.

In our last blog, Michelle Duchon and Christian Schumacher reported on mandatory information for a national Austrian trademark application. But how quickly can you get a trademark registered? With the fast-track application, it is possible to register a trademark within 10 working days.

As one of the key changes in the new EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR) and Trade Marks Directive, graphical representation is no longer necessary for filing EU trade marks or national marks.

As of 29 August 2016, nic.at will initiate the launch process of approx 5,000 one and two character domain names under the TLD [.at].

The proof of reputation of a Community Trademark (CTM) in one single EU member state can suffice to grant it the specific protection of trademarks with a reputation in the European Community.

Proceedings that had been pending for 12 years have finally concluded, before the Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof; OGH).

Trademark registrations protect trademarks for certain products. These are to be itemised in the "list of goods and services"...

As mentioned in our blog post of 23 April 2024 (link), several criteria must be met to ensure the legal validity of a design registration.

On 23 March 2016, new regulations to the EU's Trademark Directive entered into force with Directive EU 2015/2424 of the European Parliament and of the Council. Based upon secondary legislation, a number of further provisions will be effective as of 1 October 2017 and shall facilitate the application of trade marks in Europe.

OpenAI, revered for its cutting-edge technology and leadership in the field of AI, unveiled "Sora", a groundbreaking text-to-video generator, just a few weeks ago.

Both Austrian national designs as well as Registered Community Designs with EU-wide protection can initially be filed without disclosure...

A number of issues may arise in a transaction where a new owner acquires a business or assets and can play an important role in the decision-making process.