19.06.2012 | answered by Andreas Scholz
Is an eBay title with "Lego compatible" legally compliant? If not, what consequences could arise?
P.S: The product is not from Lego. Since the Lego patent has already expired, many manufacturers are building Lego-compatible bricks....
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16.02.2011 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
I am divorced and have the following question:
The biological father of my 10-year-old child is considered very unreliable and selfish. Therefore, it should be avoided that he can dispose of my daughter's inheritance share. Here is the wording in th...
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06.11.2010 | answered by Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
Hello,
Let's imagine someone wants to start a football website, but has doubts about the name choice.
The problem: They would like to choose a normal and everyday name, but heard that these cannot be protected as a trademark.
Questions...
1. Can ...
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19.02.2010 | answered by Claudia Mölleken
Dear Sir or Madam,
I own an auto repair shop and have taken over my father's company name (established in 1978) and have also had it patented. However, the name "ISKU" is patented in Nice Class 35 by the furniture company ISKU in Finland since 2004....
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05.10.2009 | answered by Steffan Schwerin
Dear Sir or Madam,
This question concerns one of our clients.
We have noticed a strong similarity between our client's logo and the company Schöffel.
http://www.medienpartner.de/ (top right)
http://www.schoeffel.de
The client has been using the l...
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14.09.2009 | answered by Andreas Scholz
Hello and thank you in advance.
As a general question, I have the following scenario: let's say I want to globally patent protect an inflatable car (as a children's toy, for example), and assuming there isn't one already with the unique feature of b...
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