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Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and other Signs, Germany
Trademark Act, amended up to Act of October 8, 2023
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Year of Version
2023
Dates
Amended up to:
October 8, 2023
Entry into force:
June 1, 2004
Promulgated:
October 25, 1994
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Trademarks,
Geographical Indications,
Trade Names
Subject Matter (secondary)
Competition,
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
This consolidated version of the Trademark Act takes into account amendments up to the "Act on the Implementation of the Directive on Representative Actions (Verbandsklagenrichtlinienumsetzungsgesetz, VRUG)", which entered into force on October 13, 2023, except for Section 2, number 9 shall come into force on January 1, 2026.
Section 14 of the said amending Act introduced amendments to § 135 of this consolidated version.
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Gesetz über den Schutz von Marken und sonstigen Kennzeichen
Legislation
Implements (3 text(s))
Implements (3 text(s))
Supersedes (10 text(s))
Supersedes (10 text(s))
- Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and other Signs (DE295)
- Act on the Protection of Trademarks and Other Signs (Trademark Act, as amended up to Act of April 13, 2017) (DE240)
- Act on the Protection of Trademarks and Other Signs (Trademark Act, as amended up to Act of July 17, 2017) (DE270)
- Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (Trade Mark Act, as amended up to Act of October 19, 2013 (DE239)
- Act on the Protection of Trademarks and other Signs ((Trade Mark Act, as amended up to Act of August 31, 2013) (DE157)
- Act on the Protection of Trademarks and Other Signs (Trade Mark Act, as amended up to Act of December 22, 2010) (DE128)
- Act on the Protection of Trademarks and Other Signs (Trade Mark Act, as amended up to Act of July 31, 2009) (DE114)
- Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (Trade Mark Act, as amended up to Act of July 16, 1998) (DE057)
- Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (Trade Mark Act, as amended by the Act of July 19, 1996) (DE044)
- Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (Trade Mark Act) (DE021)
Is amended by (11 text(s))
Is amended by (11 text(s))
Is implemented by (12 text(s))
Is implemented by (12 text(s))
- Regulation Concerning the Implementation of the Trademark Act (DE306)
- Regulation on the German Patent and Trademark Office (as amended up to Ordinance of April 4, 2016) (DE243)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of April 14, 1999, Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 767) (DE087)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of May 21, 1999, Federal Law Gazette Part I, p. 1095) (DE086)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trademarks and other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of November 27, 1998, Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 3538) (DE088)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of 23 September 1997, Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 2462) (DE064)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trade Marks and other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of May 20, 1998, Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 1216) (DE066)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trademarks and other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of July 10, 1998, Federal Law Gazette Part I, p. 1870) (DE090)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trade Marks and other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of August 27, 1996, Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 1358) (DE062)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of March 10, 1997, Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 551) (DE063)
- Notice Concerning Section 8 of the Law on the Protection of Trade Marks and other Signs (published in accordance with the announcement of 13 May 1996, Federal Law Gazette, Part I, p. 747) (DE061)
- Act on the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (DE192)
Treaties
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Relates to (5 records)
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