Food & Drink Of monks and marks "O'zapft is!" Taking beer to Munich would be like carrying coals to Newcastle, owls to Athens or rolling cheese to Switzerland. In Bavaria, beer is generally regarded as a staple food and elixir of life. Munich has a long brewing…
The Beatles Apples & Beatles The end of the most commercially successful and artistically influential rock band of all time came rather quietly: Paul McCartney sent out a press release for his first solo album on 10 April 1970. In it, he succinctly stated that he was…
Freddie Mercury´s 80th birthday Astrophysicist Dr Brian May visits ESO´s Paranal observatory, 2015 Queen - A band with many Talents Freddie Mercury is considered one of the greatest rock singers of all time. Brian May is a much-admired guitarist. But the two rock…
William Shatner Fascinating, Captain Kirk! He boldly went where no man had gone before: Captain Kirk of the starship „Enterprise". He turned 90 and finally really flew into space in 2021. No, not the captain, who, according to "Star Trek" mythology, will not be born…
What's new since the MaMoG Information on the trademark law reform Today's trade mark law in the European Union is based on the coexistence of national trade marks and European Union trade marks. After the European Trade Mark Directive of 1988 and, based on it, the…
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Patents, brands & pop culture Oh my, Captain Kirk! William Shatner He boldly went where no man had gone before: Captain Kirk of the starship „Enterprise". Beatles, brands and apples The Beatles and IP More than 50 years ago the biggest band of all times broke up: The…
70 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest A song can be a bridge In 2026, the Eurovision Song Contest will celebrate its 70th anniversary. What began as a European television project in the 1950s has long since become one of the world’s biggest live music events. Under…
Carl Barks & Donald Duck When the drake turned human He was one of the great artists of the 20th century: Carl Barks. You don't know this name? Well, so did many of his biggest fans for a long time. In his active days, he was known only as the anonymous "good artist"…
World IP Day 2025 Intellectual property and music: Feel the beat of IP From rhythms that make us dance to lyrics that express our feelings, music enriches every aspect of our lives. World Intellectual Property Day 2025 shows how creativity and innovation, supported…