von Stefanie Daniels | Aug. 17, 2021 | Allgemein
As explained in general in our earlier post, dated December 06, 2020, it looks like the Unified patent court is close to come – probably by the End of 2022. Three months before the entry into force of the agreement – the so-called „sunrise period“ – it will be...
von Dr. Bernd Fabry | Aug. 2, 2021 | Allgemein
The purpose of trademarks is to distinguish the goods and services of one company from those of another. Whether a sign can be registered as a trademark therefore depends to a large extent on whether the relevant public can recognize an indication of origin in it. ...
von Lea Fabry | Juni 16, 2021 | Allgemein
Another bad day for bunnies. This time it was the purple milk bunny and for a change it was not about the infringement of trademark rights, but about a violation of the labeling obligation for food, which the judges at the Bremen Regional Court had to decide on (12 O...
von Dr. Bernd Fabry | Mai 30, 2021 | Allgemein
With more than 500 million sold over the past three decades and a market share of over 40 percent (2017), the chocolate bunny in gold foil, red bow and bell is the clear market leader. But there can be no talk of post-Easter peace. Bad karma for gold bunnies in the...
von Dr. Bernd Fabry | Mai 8, 2021 | Allgemein
In recent days, politicians and the media have been discussing the possible suspension of patent protection for Covid-19 drugs. However, the reporting suffers from the fact that the actors have little idea of the matter. Is time for a closer look. Can the WHO suspend...
von Dr. Martin Fabry | Apr. 4, 2021 | Allgemein
The COVID-19 pandemic has reached its first-year anniversary in recent days. With sad milestones such as almost 3 million deaths and far over 100 million reported infections, we are just starting to process the dire consequences this disease has not only on our...