{"id":135,"date":"2017-04-25T16:24:30","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.habermann-ip.de\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2020-01-16T16:57:21","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:57:21","slug":"domain-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/expertise\/trademark-law\/domain-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-172 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-172 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_konfi.jpg\" alt='' title='katscher_habermann_konfi' height=\"641\" width=\"1920\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_konfi.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_konfi-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_konfi-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_konfi-1030x344.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_konfi-1500x501.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_konfi-705x235.jpg 705w, https:\/\/habermann-ip.de\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/04\/katscher_habermann_konfi-450x150.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_one_full '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>Domain Protection<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='flex_column_table av-equal-height-column-flextable -flextable' style='margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; '><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_half  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>It is possible to file a trademark application for your domain name with the German Patent and Trademark Office. A registration of your domain name as a trademark requires that the domain name has a distinctive character. This means that the goods and services protected under your domain name shall be distinguishable from other products of competitors.<\/p>\n<p>A domain name can also be protected without being registered at the German Patent and Trademark Office. This is for example the case when the domain name has acquired distinctiveness through market recognition. Therefore, the domain name must be known to consumers by showing distinctive features that separates the name from other domain names. A protection can also come into existence when the name is already well-known over a long period of time. However, your domain name will only be safely protected by registering it as a trademark with the German Patent and Trademark Office.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class='av-flex-placeholder'><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>With the successful registration of a domain name as a trademark, the holder will have the exclusive rights of use and can take legal steps against imitators.<\/p>\n<p>We will examine for you if there are similar or even identical domain names already existing and will file an application for your domain name. In case of disputes and legal defenses of your property rights we will be at your side.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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