The Rubik's Cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian architect Ernő Rubik.

Am 29. März 2019 wird das Vereinigte Königreich die Europäische Union (EU) verlassen.

In its judgment of 12 December 2019 (C-143/19 P), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) annulled the judgment of ...

The General Court has upheld an opposition to the figurative mark for LUBELSKA (as shown above left), based on Lass & Steffen's earlier German word mark Lubeca.

On October 9, 2008, Germany’s Federal Supreme Court decided its first case on substantive Community design law.

By January 14, 2019, EU members states are obliged to implement the EU Directive to harmonize the laws of the member states relating to trademarks.

Two judgments of the CJEU rendered on August 1, 2025, dealt with significant trademark issues of practical importance

Another chocolate dispute in trademark matters is ruled by the German Federal Court.

In a decree published November 6, 2020, the German tax authorities confirmed their view that transactions between non-German parties (e.g., between two U.S. companies)...

How can an owner's right be effectively and rapidly protected against infringement of its IP rights? Preliminary court proceedings in Germany are a sharp tool in disputes about infringement of trade marks, designs, patents, copyrights or acts of unfair competition.

Collaborations between universities and startups are a key component for innovation and economic growth.

Trademarks, copyrights, patents, know-how - "IP rights" of all kinds are important economic assets.

The Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has reversed the refusal of Haribo's figurative trade mark consisting of an image of its 'Goldbear' gummy...

Back in 2015 Constantin Film AG, the production company of the German movie „Fack ju Göhte", filed an European Union trademark application for its movie title „Fack ju Göhte" with the European Union Intellectual Property Office.

The EU Trademark Regulation (2015/2424/EU) amending the Community Trademark Regulation entered into force on 23 March 2016 (the "new Regulation").

As already announced, our series of articles on e-sports and gaming starts this week. In this connection, we will be answering legal questions from the areas of competition, corporate, data protection and labour law.

Following the dispute between the famous car manufacturer Ferrari and the Autec AG, holded by the Kurt Hesse with respect to trademark "Testarossa" in Germany, arised the well known trademarks genuine use issue.

It is also advisable to be prepared in case you might be seen to be infringing a competitor's rights, for example, during a trade fair in Germany.