Tag: Patent

For start-ups, building a strong brand is crucial for long-term success. A well-protected brand can not only promote brand recognition and customer loyalty, but can ...

Legal basis for start-ups As the founder of a start-up, you are confronted with a multitude of legal issues that are crucial to the success ...

Individual letters as trademarks - protection with restrictions In principle, individual letters can be registered and protected as trademarks. However, the scope of protection of ...

The Federal Court of Justice confirms: AI cannot be an inventor In its most recent decision X ZB 5/22 of 11 June 2024, the Federal ...

In my latest LinkedIn post, which you can find here, I have published the second video in my series with 1Pitch on influencers and the ...

The Münster Tax Court has ruled that, in principle, an Internet domain can be seized by the competent tax office. DENIC had filed a complaint ...

After almost six years of litigation, the savings banks have prevailed against the Santander banking group at the Federal Court of Justice. The latter has ...

In recent weeks, I have already published a few articles on the topic of AI and law. Even though I am convinced that AI in ...

What laws should you follow to avoid violating copyrights? In Germany, copyright law is a complex issue. Therefore, to avoid violating any laws, you should ...

Introduction: Blockchain and computer games - what do they have to do with each other? The use of blockchain technology in computer games is a ...

The owner of the trademark "Black Friday" has failed in her attempt to prevent the cancellation of the disputed word mark. The "Black Friday" trademark ...

The Cologne Fiscal Court has ruled that the purchase and sale of virtual land in a computer game is subject to VAT. The facts of ...

The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for trademark law, today dismissed the applications for cancellation ...

The Federal Patent Court has ruled that the disputed word mark "Black Friday" must be cancelled for some services in the field of "advertising". However, ...

As a lawyer, I mainly deal with issues of IT law and media law, advising startups, streamers, influencers and other media creators on copyright, competition ...

What is it all about? At the request of Seven Towns, a British company which, inter alia, manages the intellectual property rights in the 'Rubik's ...

Creating and correcting publishing contracts for computer games is just as much my day-to-day business as contracts for freelancers and other agreements. Again and again, ...

On 26 September 2019, the Federal Patent Court in Munich will hear the deletion of the controversial trade mark 'Black Friday' (file number: 30 W ...

Time and again, the question arises in the area of computer game tenants whether game rules are protected or whether one should "copy" them. The ...

Experienced colleagues know that legal proceedings can also be won simply with a potentially overwhelming cost burden. Often also in litigation are the costs of ...