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EGC:

No use of the trademark for deposit

In Germany, the deposit mark is emblazoned on all non-refillable bottles and beverage cans. Why this trademark is nevertheless not used in a way that preserves rights and how it could have been done better is clarified by the...

Jägermeister defeated by Selva Negra in trademark dispute

In a David vs. Goliath case, herbal liqueur giant Mast Jägermeister is defeated by newcomer Selva Negra, which we represent, in a dispute over its logo. The Hamburg Regional Court ruled that Selva Negra does not infringe the...

1-star rating inadmissible?

A 1-star rating without text may also be inadmissible if there was contact but this was not a recognizable basis for the rating. This was the decision of the Cologne Higher Regional Court in a legal dispute between two...

WTR 1000, 2023: 1 x silver and 3 x bronze for KPW

Kurz Pfitzer Wolf is awarded bronze again in the 2023 edition of  WTR 1000, the global ranking of trademark experts by World Trademark Review. As individuals, Clemens Pfitzer was awarded silver and Christopher Wolf and Dr....

Infringement of an EU certification mark

What are the standards for assessing whether a certification mark has been infringed? How do these differ from the standards of other types of trademarks? There is virtually no case law on the certification marks in the EU. As...

Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner awarded again in WTR1000

In the 2021 edition of the WTR 1000 of the Wolrd Trademark Review, Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is again recommended as one of the leading trademark law firms in Germany. Clemens Pfitzer and Christopher Wolf...
EUIPO:

SME funding for trademark and design applications

The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund is a 20 million Euro grant scheme created to help European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) access their intellectual property rights. You too can take advantage of the...

Recommended again by WTR 1000 in 2020

In the 2020 edition of the WTR 1000 of the Wolrd Trademark Review, Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner is again recommended as one of the leading trademark law firms in Germany. Clemens Pfitzer is also personally recommended as one...

Trees instead of Cards for Christmas

The whole team of Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & partner wishes you and your family a merry Christmas and a successful, healthy and happy year 2020....

Brextra: Impact of Brexit on trade marks and designs

The Brexit gets Brextra time, at least until 12.04.2019. Nobody knows yet whether then there will be a deal or not. In the meantime it is time to look at the current state of the effects on trade marks and designs....

WTR 1000: Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner and Clemens Pfitzer recommended

Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner is amongst the leading international trademark law firms and Clemens Pfitzer among the leading trademark practitioners in the 2019 edition of the WTR 1000 published by the magazine World Trademark...

Clemens Pfitzer recommended as trademark expert in WTR 1000

The leading national and international trademark practitioners from around the globe have once again been exclusively revealed by the magazine World Trademark Review with the publication of the 2018 edition of the WTR 1000....
EuGH:

Game Over for soy milk, vegan cheese and tofu butter

Is it allowed to label purely plant-based products with designiations such as milk, cheese, butter, cream or yoghurt? Are terms like soy milk, plant cheese or tofu butter inadmissible? The European Court of Justice gave an...

With the best wishes!

Our partner Hanns-Martin Kurz leaves Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner with effect from 31.10.2016 at his own request for health reasons. Hanns-Martin Kurz is not only a brilliant attorney, but was also one of the founding...

Let’s make your trademark great (again)

We at Kurz Pfitzer Wolf & Partner make an effort to make your trademark great (again). We want to determine the future of your trademark for years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get...

German law in IP

Intellectual Property is a quite international field of law. Usually IP rights owners have IP rights in several nations or territories. With a series of articles, we want to give insights on the German law for IP owners and...