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27 May 2015

German Court Holds That Umbrella Trademarks Are Permissible For Some Pharmaceutical Products

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Last month, the German Federal Administrative Court issued a decision holding that, under certain circumstances, umbrella trademarks may be used for a portfolio of pharmaceutical products...
Germany Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
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Last month, the German Federal Administrative Court issued a decision holding that, under certain circumstances, umbrella trademarks may be used for a portfolio of pharmaceutical products with different active ingredients where the products are labeled in the same indication and have a similar mode of action. However, whether physicians and consumers are misled by an umbrella, or common, trademark for products with different active ingredients must be decided on a case-by-case basis.

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