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MarkenG (EN) 🇩🇪

MarkenG-EN · 184 sections

Part 1
Scope▸

Section 1Protected trade marks and other signs Section 2Application of other provisions

Part 2
Preconditions, scope and restrictions of the protection of trade marks and commercial designations, transfer and licence▸

Chapter 1 · Trade marks and commercial designations, precedence and seniority

Section 3Signs eligible for protection as trade marks Section 4Accrual of trade mark protection Section 5Commercial designations Section 6Precedence and seniority

Chapter 2 · Prerequisites for the protection of trade marks by means of registration

Section 7Proprietorship Section 8Absolute grounds for refusal Section 9Trade marks that have been filed or registered as relative grounds for refusal Section 10Well-known marks Section 11Trade mark registered for an agent Section 12Earlier trade marks and commercial designations acquired by virtue of use Section 13Other earlier rights

Chapter 3 · Scope of protection, infringements of rights

Section 14Exclusive right of the proprietor of a trade mark, claim for injunctive relief, compensation claim Section 14aGoods under Customs Surveillance Section 15Exclusive right of the proprietor of a commercial designation, claim for injunctive relief, compensation claim Section 16Reproduction of a registered trade mark in reference works Section 17Rights against agents or representatives Section 18Destruction and recall rights Section 19Right to information Section 19aClaims for production and inspection Section 19bSecuring compensation claims Section 19cPublication of judgments Section 19dClaims under other statutory provisions

Chapter 4 · Restrictions of protection

Section 20Limitation Section 21Forfeiting of rights Section 22Exclusion of rights if the registration of a later trade mark is definitive Section 23Use of names and descriptive indications, spare parts business Section 24Exhaustion Section 25Exclusion of rights for non-use Section 26Use of the trade mark

Chapter 5 · Trade marks as objects of property

Section 27Transfer Section 28Presumption of proprietorship of the right, service on the proprietor Section 29Rights in rem, levy of execution, insolvency proceedings Section 30Licences Section 31Trade marks applied for

Part 3
Proceedings in the course of trade mark matters▸

Chapter 1 · Registration proceedings

Section 32Requirements concerning the application Section 33Date of filing, right to registration, publication of the application Section 34Foreign priority Section 35Exhibition priority Section 36Examination of the conditions of filing Section 37Examination for absolute grounds for refusal; observations by third parties Section 38Accelerated examination Section 39Withdrawal, restriction and correction of the application Section 40Division of the application Section 41Registration, publication and trade mark information Section 42Opposition Section 43Objection of insufficient use, decision on the opposition Section 44Action for the grant of registration

Chapter 2 · Correction, division, duration of protection and renewal

Section 45Correction of the Register and of publications Section 46Division of the registration Section 47Duration of protection and renewal

Chapter 3 · Surrender, revocation and invalidity proceedings

Section 48Surrender Section 49Revocation Section 50Invalidity because of absolute grounds for refusal Section 51Invalidity because of the existence of earlier rights Section 52Consequences of revocation or invalidity Section 53Revocation and invalidity proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office Section 54Intervention in revocation and invalidity proceedings Section 55Revocation and invalidity proceedings before the courts of ordinary jurisdiction

Chapter 4 · General provisions for the procedures before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office

Section 56Competences in the German Patent and Trade Mark Office Section 57Exclusion and objection Section 58Opinions Section 59Ascertaining the facts, right to be heard Section 60Investigations, hearings, minutes Section 61Decisions, instructions on appellate remedy Section 62Inspection of files, inspection of the Register Section 62aData protection Section 63Costs of the proceedings Section 64Special motion (Erinnerung) Section 64aCosts arrangements in the proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office Section 65Authorisation to issue statutory instruments Section 65aAdministrative cooperation

Chapter 5 · Proceedings before the Federal Patent Court

Section 66Appeal Section 67Boards of Appeal, public nature of the hearing Section 68Participation of the President of the German Patent and Trade Mark Office Section 69Oral proceedings Section 70Decision on the appeal Section 71Costs of the appeal proceedings Section 72Exclusion and objection Section 73Investigation of the facts, preparation of the oral hearing Section 74Taking of evidence Section 75Summonses Section 76Course of the proceedings Section 77Minutes Section 78Assessment of evidence, legal right to be heard Section 79Delivery, notification, grounds Section 80Corrections Section 81Representation, power of attorney Section 81aLegal aid Section 82Application of further provisions, contestability, inspection of files

Chapter 6 · Proceedings before the Federal Court of Justice

Section 83Appeals on points of law allowed and those not needing to be allowed Section 84Entitlement to lodge an appeal, grounds for appeal Section 85Formal prerequisites Section 86Examination of admissibility Section 87Several parties Section 88Application of further provisions Section 89Decision on the appeal on points of law Section 89aRemedy in case of an infringement of the right to be heard Section 90Ruling on costs

Chapter 7 · Joint provisions

Section 91Re-establishment of rights Section 91aFurther treatment of the application Section 92Obligation to tell the truth Section 93Official language and court language Section 93aCompensation of witnesses, remuneration of expert witnesses Section 94Service, authorisation to issue statutory instruments Section 95Judicial assistance Section 95aElectronic conduct of proceedings, authorisation to issue statutory instruments Section 96Domestic representative Section 96aLegal protection in case of excessively long court proceedings

Part 4
Collective marks▸

Section 97Collective marks Section 98Proprietorship Section 99Eligibility for registration of indications of geographical origin as collective marks Section 100Restrictions of protection, use Section 101Right of action, compensation Section 102Regulations governing use of the collective mark Section 103Examination of the application Section 104Amendment of the regulations governing use of the collective mark Section 105Revocation Section 106Invalidity because of absolute grounds for refusal

Part 5
Certification marks▸

Section 106aCertification marks Section 106bProprietorship and genuine use Section 106cRight of action, compensation Section 106dRegulations governing use of the certification mark Section 106eExamination of the application Section 106fAmendment of the regulations governing use of the certification mark Section 106gRevocation Section 106hInvalidity because of absolute grounds for refusal

Part 6
Protection of trade marks in accordance with the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement; European Union trade marks▸

Chapter 1 · Protection of trade marks in accordance with the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement

Section 107Application of the provisions of this Act; languages Section 108Application for international registration Section 109Fees Section 110Note in the files, entry in the Register Section 111Subsequent extension of protection Section 112Effect of the international registration and the subsequent extension of protection Section 113Examination for absolute grounds for refusal Section 114Opposition against an international registration Section 115Invalidation Section 116Opposition because of an international registration and application or action for a declaration of invalidity because of an international registration Section 117Exclusion of rights for non-use Section 118Transformation of an international registration

Chapter 2 · European Union trade marks

Section 119Application of the provisions of this Act Section 120Subsequent determination of the invalidity (Ungültigkeit) of a trade mark Section 121Conversion of European Union trade marks Section 122European Union trade mark disputes; European Union trade mark courts Section 123Communication to the European Commission Section 124Territorial jurisdiction of the European Union trade mark courts Section 125Insolvency proceedings Section 125aOrder for enforcement

Part 7
Indications of geographical origin▸

Chapter 1 · Protection of indications of geographical origin

Section 126Names, indications or signs protected as indications of geographical origin Section 127Scope of protection Section 128Rights because of infringement Section 129Lapse

Chapter 2 · Protection of geographical indications and designations of origin in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

Section 130Proceedings before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office; national opposition proceedings Section 131Intergovernmental opposition procedure Section 132Request for a change to the specification, cancellation proceedings Section 133Appellate remedies Section 134Supervision Section 135Rights because of infringement Section 136Lapse

Chapter 3 · Authorisation to issue statutory instruments

Section 137More detailed provisions on the protection of individual indications of geographical origin Section 138Other provisions for the proceedings in applications and oppositions in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 Section 139Provisions transposing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012; authorisation to issue statutory instruments

Part 8
Sign litigation proceedings▸

Section 140Sign litigation Section 141Place of jurisdiction for claims under this Act and under the Act Against Unfair Competition Section 142Reduction of the value in dispute

Part 9
Criminal and regulatory fine regulations, seizure on import and export▸

Chapter 1 · Criminal and regulatory fine regulations

Section 143Punishable infringement of signs Section 143aPunishable infringement of a European Union trade mark Section 144Punishable use of indications of geographical origin Section 145Provisions relating to regulatory fines

Chapter 2 · Seizure of goods on import and export

Section 146Seizure in case of infringements of rights to signs Section 147Confiscation, opposition, suspension of seizure Section 148Competences, appellate remedies Section 149Compensation in case of unjustified seizure Section 150Proceedings in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 Section 151Proceedings in accordance with German law with regard to indications of geographical origin

Part 10
Transitional provisions▸

Section 152Application of this Act Section 153Restrictions for the assertion of infringement claims Section 154Rights in rem, levy of execution, bankruptcy proceedings Section 155Licences Section 156Cancellation of a registered trade mark because of absolute grounds for refusal Section 157Cancellation of a registered trade mark because of the existence of earlier rights Section 158Transitional provisions Section 159Duration of protection and renewal Section 164Section 164

Part 10 · Transitional provisions › Section 164

Section 164

(repealed)

← Previous Section 159 Duration of protection and renewal

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