The Düsseldorf Regional Court has ordered a company from Ratingen to cease and desist from selling beverage cans with the inscription "Die Dose [...]
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A Schweinfurt car dealership had advertised a passenger car as "Our offer for the Olympics 2008". According to a ruling by the Regional Court, this [...]
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The 3rd Cartel Senate of the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court ruled on March 3, 2013 that the ordinance regulation exempting electricity-intensive companies from grid costs [...]
Learn moreDispute over registration plates with the element "VOLKS" decided
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, among other things, for trademark law, has ruled on the question of the scope of protection of a famous trademark [...]
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for copyright law, has ruled that the offer of the Internet video recorders "Shift.TV" and [...]
Learn moreColour mark "Red" of the Savings Banks and Giro Association
On March 08, 2013, the Federal Patent Court decided in two proceedings concerning the color mark "red" of the German Savings Banks and Giro Association, [...]
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