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ARTICLE · 29 JANUARY 2024

Neue Richtlinie Für Markenschutz

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Das Eidgenössische Institut für Geistiges Eigentum (IGE) hat am 1. Januar 2024 ihre neue Richtlinie in Markensachen publiziert.

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Luca Hitz
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Marina Ritter
Marina Ritter

Klassierung von Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), virtuellen Waren und damit verbundenen Dienstleistungen. Auswirkung der neuen Richtlinie für Markenschutz des IGE auf Markenanmeldungen betreffend virtuelle Güter und Dienstleistungen.

Klassierungspraxis des Instituts für Geistiges Eigentum

Das Eidgenössische Institut für Geistiges Eigentum (IGE) hat am 1. Januar 2024 ihre neue Richtlinie in Markensachen publiziert. Die neue Richtlinie enthält Ausführungen zur Anpassung der Praxis des IGE in Bezug auf Markenanmeldungen im Zusammenhang mit virtuellen Waren, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) und Dienstleistungen in virtuellen Umgebungen. Die Klassierungspraxis wird im Teil 2, Ziffer 4.16 der Richtlinien in Markensachen abgebildet. Gleichzeitig wurde im Teil 2 im Kapitel 4.2 die neue Regel der allgemeinen Anmerkungen der Nizza-Klassifikation betreffend Dienstleistungen, die in einer virtuellen Umgebung erbracht werden, aufgenommen. Die Praxisänderungen betreffen die

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