Ludwig II. of Bavaria The fairy tale king of tradmarks King Ludwig II. wanted to remain an "eternal enigma" - and he succeeded. Above all, the circumstances of his death in Lake Starnberg on 13 June 1886 will probably remain mysterious forever. His secrets and above…
SME Fund 2026: EU funding program for small and medium-sized enterprises relaunched Individual IP scans, registration of patents, trademarks, designs, and varieties, as well as state-of-the-art searches: Small and medium-sized enterprises receive EU funding to…
Förderungsmöglichkeiten, Verbände und Informationsangebote Patentinformationszentren Die deutschen Patentinformationszentren (PIZ) sind die regionalen IP-Ansprechpartner für Erfinder, Unternehmen und Forschungsinstitutionen. Als langjährige Kooperationspartner des…
DEPATIS net The electronic document archive of the DPMA DEPATIS net offers you the opportunity to carry out searches in the DPMA's electronic document archive online and free of charge. It includes more than 150 million patent publications from around the world.…
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…
Important notice of 11 February 2026 Increase of trade mark applications made in bad faith Since mid-2025, there has been an increase in trade mark applications where several aspects raise doubts about the applicants' good faith. It seems that these applicants do not…
Convergence Projects within the EU The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), national offices such as the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) and user associations are working together to harmonise the examination practices and standards of the…
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 Spirit of Currywurst 75th anniversary of a popular dish with tangy sauce – or was it completely different after all? It is said to have happened 75 years ago: On 4 September 1949, Herta Heuwer’s snack stand on the corner of Kantstrasse/Kaiser-Friedrich-Strasse in…