intellektus.com trademark registration

National legislation

English:

Law on the Extension of Industrial Property Rights (Extension Law) of April 23, 1992, as last amended by Law of August 30, 1994

Law on the Protection of Trade Marks and Other Signs (Trade Mark Law): Text of October 25, 1994, as last amended by the Law of July 16, 1998
 
Trade Mark Regulations as last amended by the Third Amending Ordinance of December 21, 1998

French:

Loi portant extension des droits de propriété industrielle du 23 avril 1992, modifiée en dernier lieu par la loi du 30 août 1994

Loi sur la protection des marques et autres signes (loi sur les marques): texte du 25 octobre 1994, modifié en dernier lieu par la loi du 16 juillet 1998

Règlement d'exécution  du 30 novembre 1994 de la loi sur les marques; modifié en dernier lieu par la troisième ordonnance modificative du 21 décembre 1998
 
German:
Markengesetz

International legislation

Germany is membership of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties as part of:
- WIPO Convention since October September 19, 1970;
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883;
- Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks of April 14, 1891;
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989;
- Trademark Law Treaty adopted at Geneva on October 27, 1994;
- Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957;

As member of World Trade Organization (WTO), Germany is part of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) since 1 January 1995.

Germany is also member of OHIM Regulations and International Treaties.