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Mastering Complexities In EU Copyright Law: A Discussion On The Opinion Of Advocate General Szpunar In The Mio And USM Haller Cases Delivered On 8 May 2025 (Joined Cases C-580/23 And C-795/23)

On 8 May 2025, Advocate General Szpunar issued his long-awaited Opinion in two pending referrals to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Mio and USM Haller/konektra cases...

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Fashion Faux Pas - The Battle Of The MKs

The General Court has upheld a EUIPO Board of Appeal decision invalidating an EU figurative trade mark featuring the letters "MK" and the words "MICHAEL MICHELE" (shown below on the left)...

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Maucher Jenkins

Customs Seizure For IP Infringement In Practice

IP infringement is not a national phenomenon. Often infringing goods are produced abroad and imported into the European Union and into Germany, and often the owners of IP rights know neither about the infringers nor about the infringing action beforehand.

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SKW Schwarz

The „Neoperl" Decision Of The CJEU On The Limits Of The Power Of The General Court To Alter Prior Decisions – C 93/23P, Neoperl AG

In a very rare case where the CJEU had accepted an appeal in a trademark matter, it recently set aside a decision issued by the GC (Neoperl - C-93/23P) and referred...

European Union IP

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Bardehle Pagenberg

The Sound Of Silence: EUIPO Board Of Appeal Criticised For Failing To Consider Perception Of Different European-language Speakers

European Union IP

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FRKelly

IP Report 2012/I

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Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Report 2010/V

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Bardehle Pagenberg

The RCD Is Dead – Long Live The EU Design!

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

From Research To Market: Successful IP Management Between Universities And Startups

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Maucher Jenkins

Recent Decision By The EUIPO Board Of Appeal: Sound Marks Representing The Acceleration Of A Vehicle Cannot Be Registered For Vehicles

European Union IP

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Bardehle Pagenberg

LD Munich, July 31, 2024, Decision On The Merits, UPC_CFI_233/2023

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Haribo's Gummy Bear: More Triumphs And Trials In Trade Mark Protection In The Food And Drink Industry

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Potter Clarkson

Episode 12 - The Evolution Of An IP Consultant: What Comes Next? (Podcast)

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Dennemeyer S.A.

Trademark Protection In The Life Sciences Business - Why Start-Ups And Founders Should Take Care

Germany Healthcare

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

IP Quick Tip: The Limits Of UPC Cross-border Powers (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

From Competitor To Competitor

Germany Employment

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A&O Shearman

Focus IT&C – 2nd Quarter 2025

European Union Privacy

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Oppenhoff

IP Quick Tip: How To Protect UPC Patent Litigation With An Anti-Anti-Suit Injunction (2025) (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

ESRB Annual Report On Activities In 2024: Key Developments, Supervisory Priorities And Regulatory Implications

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Recent Decisions On German Utility Model Registration

Compared to a patent, the utility model is simple and inexpensive to register, but one should not expect it to be too simple.

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Maucher Jenkins

Appeal Decision Finds HARIBO's Gummy Bear Figurative Trade Mark Distinctive

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...

Germany International

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Burges Salmon

Licence Agreements - What To Watch Out For?

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

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Oppenhoff

Trademark Protection In The Metaverse

As in an earlier article in our series on the metaverse, we are addressing the topic of the distribution of digital products. In this context, the question that inevitably arises is whether...

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Oppenhoff

Claims Under Unfair Competition And Trademark Law When Trading In Soft Currency

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Oppenhoff

IP Rights At Trade Fairs

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Maucher Jenkins

[IP EU] Audi Won A Trademark Lawsuit Against Nio In Germany

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HFG Law & Intellectual Property

IP Quick Tip: Cost Reimbursement At The UPC Where Multiple Parties Are Involved (Podcast)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Louis Vuitton Lost Its 7-Year Long Battle To Protect Its "Chequerboard" Pattern

European Union IP

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Maucher Jenkins

The Perks Of Selling Your Own Name

European Union IP

MJ

Maucher Jenkins

IP Quick Tip: Rules On Evidence Before The UPC (Podcast)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: Trademarks For The Metaverse 101 (Podcast)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: Trademarks In The Metaverse (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: Preliminary Injunction Proceedings In Trademark Litigation (Podcast)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: Rules On Evidence Before The UPC (Podcast)

From the German perspective, the rules on evidence before the UPC provide for an interesting mix of known principles and new regulations.

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: Trademarks For The Metaverse 101 (Podcast)

The good news is that there is not yet a trademark office in the Metaverse.

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Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: Trademarks In The Metaverse (Video)

In this Quick Tip, I would like to focus on the question of what this new world means for your trademark applications.

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: Preliminary Injunction Proceedings In Trademark Litigation (Podcast)

Which points do you need to observe when requesting a preliminary injunction for trademark infringement? In this episode, our attorney-at-law Claus M. Eckhartt explains the nuts and bolts of PI proceedings in trademark litigation.

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

The Cyber Resilience Act

Germany Technology

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

IP Insights: Application Strategies For Trademarks And Designs (Podcast)

We will address some issues regarding the complex relationship between trademarks and designs.

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Insights: Proportionality Considerations In IP Litigation

When IP rights are infringed, proportionality might have to be considered in litigation in Germany. For which claims are such considerations relevant? Which effects do they have? And which case law plays a role?

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Trademarks In Germany: Game-Changing Advantages

Germany is home to some of the world's most valuable brands, and also serves as an important foreign market for brand owners from numerous countries.

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Gowling WLG

The Strange Saga Of Munich's Oktoberfest Trademark Application

Oktoberfest has flourished from its origins as a regional fête of Bavarian royalty to become a global phenomenon, arguably forever changing the craft of brewing and beer culture itself in the process.

DG

Dennemeyer S.A.

The Secret Code Of Tailored Skincare

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HGF Ltd

Berlin Regional Court Declares German Word Mark "Black Friday" To Be Revoked

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Noerr

ECJ Takes Action Against The Bad Habit Of The Repetition Trademark

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Maiwald Patentanwalts

Think Outside The… Square?

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Office Freylinger

Draft EU Regulation For Artificial Intelligence Proposes Fines Of Up To 6% Of Total Annual Turnover

European Union Technology

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Brexit: Address For Service In Proceedings Before The IP Office Of The United Kingdom

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Brexit: Zustellanschrift Und Vertretung In Verfahren Vor Dem Amt Für Geistiges Eigentum Des Vereinigten Königreichs

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

German Tax Circular Has Wide-Ranging Implications For IP Transactions And M&A

MB

Mayer Brown

German Registered IP: New Taxation Of Transactions Between Non-German Parties

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Brexit Und Marken Und Designs

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Brexit And Trademarks And Designs

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Trademarks In Germany: Five Things You Need To Know

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Gowling WLG

Reform Des Markengesetzes In Umsetzung Der Markenrechtsrichtlinie (EU) 2015/2436: Wichtige Änderungen Und Neue Möglichkeiten

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Reform Of The German Trademark Act Transposing Trademark Directive (EU) 2015/2436: Significant Amendments And New Possibilities

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Regional Court Finds Clothing Model Name Non-Infringing

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Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC

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JWP Patent & Trademark Attorneys

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