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Results for German Patent Court
Neuschwansteiner – When a fairy-tale castle casts its spell on trade mark law Neuschwansteiner – When a fairy-tale castle casts its spell on trade mark law Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, April 20, 2026 Rating: 5
Glaxo’s colour trade mark for inhalers invalidated Glaxo’s colour trade mark for inhalers invalidated Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Is ‘Sophienwald’ a geographical indication? Yes says the General Court, no the German Patent Court Is ‘Sophienwald’ a geographical indication? Yes says the General Court, no the German Patent Court Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, March 04, 2025 Rating: 5
Is Ferrari’s Testarossa trade mark up for grabs? The interplay between bad faith and a trade mark with a reputation Is Ferrari’s Testarossa trade mark up for grabs? The interplay between bad faith and a trade mark with a reputation Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, February 17, 2025 Rating: 5
GTI v GTA: Too short to be confusingly similar? Not according to the German Patent Court GTI v GTA: Too short to be confusingly similar? Not according to the German Patent Court Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 Rating: 5
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! Reviewed by Asude Sena Moya on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Rating: 5

Monster Mash

With Halloween around the corner, it is time to review a ‘monstrous’ decision of the German Patent Court involving the popular Monster Energ...
- Monday, October 21, 2024
Monster Mash Monster Mash Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, October 21, 2024 Rating: 5
A picture is worth a thousand words – and therefore non-distinctive A picture is worth a thousand words – and therefore non-distinctive Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, June 03, 2024 Rating: 5
COCO CHANEL’s independent distinctive role COCO CHANEL’s independent distinctive role Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, January 15, 2024 Rating: 5
The difficulty of protecting olfactory marks The difficulty of protecting olfactory marks Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, November 13, 2023 Rating: 5
The Birkenstock pattern mark saga continues The Birkenstock pattern mark saga continues Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Monday, October 23, 2023 Rating: 5
How to prove disclosure of earlier designs? How to prove disclosure of earlier designs? Reviewed by Marcel Pemsel on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Rating: 5
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