Monitoring of trade mark property rights

Trade mark monitoring

The success of a trade mark depends, among other things, on the strength of its brand image and the unique position it has built up. Regular trade mark monitoring is therefore part of your brand strategy with regard to competitors’ activities and market position – an important tool when it comes to defending a successful brand image and consolidating the uniqueness of your trade mark.

Protect your trade mark!

The protection and maintenance of a trade mark are an important component of brand strategy. For a trade mark to remain unique and distinctive, it is necessary to protect it against imitators. Trade mark monitoring gives you:

  • regular updates on the status of your trade mark in your competitive environment,
  • the ability to identify and defend against trade mark infringements early in order to achieve a unique position for the trade mark and strengthen its market position,
  • the ability to identify competitors in the same area of goods and services,
  • a starting point for creating a solid foundation for planned sub-brands.

The German Patent and Trade Mark Office does not search for trade marks which have already been registered. For this reason, a trade mark can be applied for multiple times. Regular monitoring allows you to identify imitators in a timely manner and take action against them within the specified period for filing an opposition.

What kind of data do I get from trade mark monitoring?

You define the scope of trade mark monitoring. The Patent and Trademark Centre Rhine-Main is happy to help you create the ideal search profile and makes recommendations on country queries, goods and services groups and market segments.

  • In addition to the usual DE, EU/UM and IR queries, you can add further countries to the search profile.
  • We can set up “national trade mark monitoring” for you.
  • We can monitor nationwide in 27 EU countries for you.
  • Reporting can be scheduled on a monthly or bimonthly basis.
  • You can download the data from our cloud whenever you wish or receive the monitoring results by e-mail.

Prices for each respective word mark monitoring request (exclusive of VAT)

Prices for each respective figurative mark monitoring request (exclusive of VAT)

What kind of data do I get from trade mark monitoring?

You can view the results in the following sample trade mark monitoring report. This report can be adapted to suit your requirements.

Example: trade mark monitoring (opens in new tab)

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Taking action in case of trade mark infringement

Here we'd like to show you your options in the event of a trade mark infringement:

  • Claims for damages: if a trade mark has been deliberately registered for use, and revenue has been generated as a result, the trade mark owner is also entitled to claim damages.
  • The trade mark owner may also be entitled to cancellation, recall, destruction and publication of the judgement.

In the event of a trade mark infringement, we recommend that you take specialist legal advice. Once a month the IHKs offer initial consultations with attorneys free of charge. Appointments can be made via the respective IHK websites.