Different standards for coloured figurative marks and abstract colour marks? By Marcel Pemsel at Tuesday, October 13, 2026 capable of graphic representation colour marks figurative mark German Supreme Court I ZB 104/25 Libertel Marcel Pemsel Roter Punkt Sieckmann trade marks +
Colour me orange: German Supreme Court sets high bar for acquired distinctiveness of abstract colour marks By Marcel Pemsel at Thursday, October 08, 2026 acquired distinctiveness colour trade marks German Supreme Court I ZB 58/25 Marcel Pemsel survey trade marks +
Is adverising with lawyer rankings lawful? By Marcel Pemsel at Wednesday, August 19, 2026 German Supreme Court I ZR 130/25 Marcel Pemsel physician ranking unfair competition +
Trust is not enough: German Supreme Court tightens liability for Google Ads By Marcel Pemsel at Wednesday, April 08, 2026 German Supreme Court Google ads liability Marcel Pemsel unfair competition +
H 15 - Too unusual to be used as a trade mark? By Marcel Pemsel at Friday, February 13, 2026 genuine use German Supreme Court H 15 I ZR 30/25 independent distinctive role Marcel Pemsel trade marks +
How the new EU Design Regulation can kill your infringement claim By Marcel Pemsel at Friday, November 28, 2025 designs EU design German Supreme Court key housing Marcel Pemsel repair clause +
Trade mark piracy does not constitute bad faith – Really? By Marcel Pemsel at Monday, November 10, 2025 bad faith ferrari German Supreme Court Marcel Pemsel SIMCA Testarossa trade marks +
To block or not to block, that is the question – German Supreme Court on ad-blockers By Marcel Pemsel at Monday, September 01, 2025 ad-blockers copyright German Supreme Court Marcel Pemsel software Werbeblocker IV +
One copyright to rule them all? By Marcel Pemsel at Monday, April 07, 2025 commercial effect copyright geo-blocking German Supreme Court I ZR 50/24 Marcel Pemsel Produktfotografien territoriality principle +
Birkenstock’s sandals are not sufficiently artistic to enjoy copyright protection By Marcel Pemsel at Tuesday, March 11, 2025 author's own intellectual creation Birkenstock copyright German Supreme Court Marcel Pemsel +
Can you photograph a copyright-protected wallpaper without the right holder’s explicit consent? Yes, says the German Supreme Court By Marcel Pemsel at Monday, October 14, 2024 copyright fair use German Supreme Court I ZR 139/23 I ZR 140/23 I ZR 141/23 implied license Marcel Pemsel right of attribution wallpaper +
The end of the claim ‘climate neutral’? By Marcel Pemsel at Saturday, August 03, 2024 BGH Climate neutral German Supreme Court I ZR 98/23 Marcel Pemsel misleading advertising unfair competition +
Small cars, big trouble reloaded By Marcel Pemsel at Saturday, July 06, 2024 3D trade marks genuine use German Supreme Court I ZR 23/23 Marcel Pemsel model cars trade marks volkswagen +
The global reach of trade mark law? By Marcel Pemsel at Monday, March 04, 2024 CJEU reference Extreme Durable German Supreme Court Marcel Pemsel possession trade marks +
The Cologne Cathedral is not Neuschwanstein By Marcel Pemsel at Monday, February 19, 2024 Cologne Cathedral descriptiveness distinctiveness geographical indication German Supreme Court I ZB 28/23 Kölner Dom Marcel Pemsel Neuschwanstein souvenirs trade marks +