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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 5

Commercial designations

(1) Company signs and titles of works shall enjoy protection as commercial designations.

(2) Company signs are signs used in trade as a name, company name or special designation of a business operation or an enterprise. Business signs and other signs intended to distinguish the business operation from other business operations which are regarded as signs of the business operation within affected trade circles shall be deemed equivalent to the special designation of a business operation.

(3) Titles of works are the names or special designations of printed publications, cinematic works, music works, stage works or other comparable works.

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