Rotkäppchen sparkling wine current "Rotkäppchen" logo Red riding hood as eponym Nostalgic sign plate from around 1910 On 26 September 1856, Moritz and Julius Kloss founded a wine trading company together with their friend Carl Foerster in the Saale-Unstrut…
The Antikythera mechanism The "first computer" - an ancient miracle of technology Spring 1900 in the Aegean Sea: Off the coast of the small Greek island Antikythera men dive for sponges. They reache into depths of 50 meters and more. One of them, Ilias Stadiatis,…
Kaiserliches Patentamt (Imperial Patent Office) 1877 - 1919 Dr. Karl Rudolf Jacobi Term of office: 1 July 1877 - 30 April 1881 Karl Rudolf Jacobi, born on 8 September 1828 in Jeggau, studied law in Halle and Berlin before entering the administrative service of the…
Tips for your utility model application Are you planning to apply for a utility model at our office? To find out which documents you need and how to file your application, choose Application from the drop-down menu under "Utility Models" on the menu bar. Here we have…
International application for registration of a mark Under the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (PMMA), you can extend the protection of your applied-for or registered national trade mark internationally. To…
100th birthday of Lucky Luke´s inventor Morris and the man who draws faster than his shadow One of Europe's most successful comic creators would now have celebrated his 100th birthday: Maurice De Bevere, better known by his pen name "Morris". He is the creator of…
Vita Cola VITA-COLA, registered trade mark EM000632059 The “cola of the East” under the five-year plan Laboratory in Chemische Fabrik Miltitz The history of “VITA COLA” began in 1958, after the GDR government had called for improving the supply of non-alcoholic…
Request for subsequent designation By submitting a request for subsequent designation, you can add (subsequently designate) further countries to your international trade mark registration or add (for an already designated country) further goods and services from the…
The crossed swords The invention of "Meissen porcelain" August the Strong (1670-1733), Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, did not only have a passion for the fine arts but also for Chinese porcelain. This was very expensive, only silver and gold were accepted as…