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…
Traditional brands from the East of Germany Much more than 40 years of GDR history The GDR has been history for 30 years, but it lives on: almost 4,000 "Ostmarken" (Eastern brands), which were already in the trademark register before the fall of the Wall in 1989.…
The Moravian star Registered word/figurative mark DE302012005113 The origin of the Christmas stars Pupils at the boarding school of the Moravian Church The Moravian star (German “Herrnhuter Stern”) was invented at the castle of the Unity of Brethren of Herrnhut more…
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…
Filinchen – the waffle bread from Apolda Registered word/figurative mark "Filinchen" DE30156584 Popular in GDR times Patent 21253 from 1957 “Filinchen” is a thin waffle bread from Thuringia, which was very well known and popular in the GDR. Even today it is still…
Cycling culture from Chemnitz Trade mark “Kopf über Fahrradlenker” from 1911 Clever bikes labelled with a head On 1 January 1885, the brothers Friedrich and Wilhelm Nevoigt founded their first joint enterprise. They produced knitting machine sinkers for hosiery mills…
Kathi – exquisite baking ideas in the East Registered word/figurative mark DE 30760761 Necessity is the mother of invention There was serious hardship in the post-war years; a daily experience for Kaethe and Kurt Thiele. Eggs, flour, sugar – everything was in short…
Halloren – the sweet buttons from Halle Registered word/figurative mark Wort-Bildmarke DE30324429 “Halloren-Kugeln” Germany’s oldest chocolate factory The history of the “Halloren” chocolate factory dates back to 1804: In Halle an der Saale, the gingerbread maker…
Settlement proposals and decisions Here you will find the settlement proposals and decisions of the Arbitration Board under the Employee Inventions Act. The settlement proposals and decisions are only available in German .
Deutsches Patentamt (1945-1998) or Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (since 1998) Prof. Dr. jur. Eduard Reimer Term of office: 1 October 1949 - 5 June 1957 The time without any Patent Office after the end of the Second World War lasted until 1 October 1949, when the…