Only one entry is admissible in numerical fields and date fields - except for the fields 'Classes (Nice)' and 'Class of figurative elements of marks (Vienna Agreement)'.
Please note that two these fields use different automatic search operators. This is of relevance when you enter more than one search term. In the field 'Classes (Nice)', the OR operator is applied, whereas the AND operator is activated in the field 'Class of figurative elements of marks (Vienna Agreement)'.
You can enter several search terms, separated by blanks, in the fields 'Reproduction of the trade mark' and 'Goods/services'; the AND operator is applied. If you additionally enclose several terms, separated by blanks, in single or double quotes, a phrase search will be performed.
The search is case insensitive.
In the 'Owner' field, too, you can enter several search terms, separated by blanks. The (L) operator will be used automatically. This operator allows targeted searching within the data field, which can contain data of more than one owner (in case of joint ownership):
If you enter 'Heinz Meier', you will get publications of 'Heinz Peter Meier', but not the publications of the joint owners 'Heinz Schulz' and 'Uwe Meier' (in contrast to an AND search).
The 'Owner' field, too, is case insensitive.
You can enter search terms using wildcards.
Example (in the 'Owner' field): < Raiffeisen? >
Meaning of wildcards used:
? represents any number of characters or no characters
! represents precisely one character
# represents one character or no characters
Spaced entries are admissible. Enter the search term with single or double quotes.
Example (Reproduction of the trade mark): < "M A R S" >
For more information and other examples please see the 'Expert search' menu item.
If you require information about the trade marks covered by a search, please see 'Data available' in the Help menu.
Under the Extension Act (Erstreckungsgesetz) the trade mark rights existing on 1 May 1992 in the territory designated in Article 3 of the Unification Treaty have been extended to the remaining Federal territory (Sec. 4 Extension Act). These trade marks consist of the register number and the prefix "DD".
The register numbers have the following meaning:
trade marks applied for between 1 October 1894 and 30 September 1949
trade marks applied for between 1 October 1894 and 30 September 1949 and maintained in the former GDR
trade marks applied for between 1 October 1949 and 2 October 1990
trade marks applied for in the former GDR as of 1 January 1950
trade marks applied for between 3 October 1990 and 31 October 1994
trade marks applied for until 31 October 1994 and published as of 1 January 1995 in part 1a of the Trade Mark Journal (Markenblatt)
trade marks applied for between 1 November 1994 and 31 December 1994
trade marks applied for between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2007
trade marks applied for as of 1 January 2008
In the section 'Configure result list', you can specify which details of the results returned you wish to have displayed in the first overview. The fields 'Data pool' and 'File number' are selected by default and cannot be disabled.
Furthermore, options are provided to sort the result list generated. For this purpose select the desired data field and define the sort order (ascending/descending).
Select the number of results to be displayed per page in a drop-down-menu.
The field 'Max. number of results' enables you to limit the result lists to e.g. 250 or 500 results. If you restrict the number of results, the lists will be loaded faster, in particular in comparison to lists comprising 1,000 results.
For more information on this section, please see 'Result list'.
At the bottom of the search form you will find two buttons:
Click 'Start search' to submit your query. If your query is successful you will get a result list.
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