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Part 2 · Preconditions, scope and restrictions of the protection of trade marks and commercial designations, transfer and licence  ›  Chapter 2 · Prerequisites for the protection of trade marks by means of registration › Section 13

Other earlier rights

(1) The registration of a trade mark may be cancelled if another person has acquired another right not listed in sections 9 to 12 prior to the date relevant for the seniority of the registered trade mark, and this entitles him to prohibit the use of the registered trade mark in the entire territory of the Federal Republic of Germany.

(2) The other rights within the meaning of subsection (1) shall include in particular:

1.  rights to names,

2.  the right of personal portrayal,

3.  copyright,

4.  names of plant varieties,

5.  indications of geographical origin,

6.  other industrial property rights.

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