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Munich beer Trade marks

It's tapped
Of monks and marks

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 tradition.

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Currywurst with sauce

The Spirit of Currywurst
75th anniversary of a popular dish with tangy sauce – or was it completely different after all?

75 years ago: Herta Heuwer’s snack stand on the corner of Kantstrasse/Kaiser-Friedrich-Strasse in Berlin was not very busy on 4 September 1949. So she experimented with different ingredients like tomato paste, curry powder and Worcestershire sauce.

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Beer & IP
180 years of "Pilsner" - Serious drinking: Beer and IP

For two years there was silence on Munich's Theresienwiese due to the pandemic. Now, in 2022, there was an Oktoberfest again. Finally, "O'zapft is!" again, full tents, chicken, rides (and viruses)! And of course, lots and lots of beer. Let's take a look here at the property rights surrounding an age-old cultural asset that is constantly being developed.

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Last updated: 14 January 2026