!!!Markenschutz Trademarks, Protection of, legal protection granted to any visible sign or device used by a business enterprise to identify its goods or services (service marks); in Austria granted through entry in the trademark register kept by the Patent Office. Protection of a registered trademark is granted for a period of ten years, which can be renewed indefinitely. First regulated by law in 1890, currently governed by the Trademark Act of 1970 (as amended). !Literature F. Schoenherr and G. Kucsko, Wettbewerbs-, Marken-, Muster- und Patentrecht, %%sup 3/%1987. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Markenschutz|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]