{"id":39892,"date":"2021-05-26T10:27:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T08:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harlander-partner.eu\/sound-mark-acoustic-mark\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T19:01:03","slug":"sound-mark-acoustic-mark","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/harlander-partner.eu\/en\/trademark-law\/sound-mark-acoustic-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Mark \/ Acoustic Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Sound Mark \/ Acoustic Mark<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-klangmarke-hormarke\" data-level=\"2\">Sound Mark \/ Acoustic Mark<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#h-voraussetzungen\" data-level=\"3\">Requirements<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-unterscheidungskraft\" data-level=\"3\">Distinctiveness<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-beispiele\" data-level=\"3\">Examples<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-andere-markenarten\" data-level=\"2\">Other types of trademarks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-kosten-einer-klangmarke-hormarke\" data-level=\"2\">Costs of a Sound Mark \/ Acoustic Mark<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-klangmarke-hormarke\">Sound Mark \/ Acoustic Mark<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sound mark, also known as an acoustic mark, consists of sounds or melodies.<\/p>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-voraussetzungen\">Requirements<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Previously, sound marks also had to be graphically representable. This was largely unproblematic for melodies, but not for everyday sounds. This requirement has since been abolished. The graphic representation of a sound mark is done in musical notation or a sonogram. Submission as a digital audio file is also permissible.    <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-unterscheidungskraft\">Distinctiveness<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A sound mark, like any other mark, must also possess inherent distinctiveness. This will not be the case for long, barely memorable melodies. Conversely, sound marks consisting of only a single tone are generally not distinctive. The mere acoustic reproduction of a text through singing is also generally not considered eligible for trademark protection. It is different if the singing is additionally accompanied by a melody \u2013 in this case, the sound mark regularly possesses inherent distinctiveness.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goods and services must also not be described by the sound mark. For example, the mooing of a cow is not distinctive for milk. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-beispiele\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most well-known sound marks is the &#8220;T\u00fcdeld\u00fcd\u00fc&#8221; melody of Deutsche Telekom AG. Other registered sound marks include the roar of the MGM lion or the popping of a champagne cork by Henkell &amp; Co. Sektkellerei KG. <\/p>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-andere-markenarten\">Other Types of Trademarks<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"linkboxes wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/wortmarke\/\">Word marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/bildmarke\/\">Figurative marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/wort-bild-marke\/\">Word\/figurative marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/farbmarke\/\">Color marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/3d-marken\/\">3D marks \/ Shape marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/positionsmarke\/\">Position marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/mustermarke\/\">Pattern marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/klangmarke-hoermarke\/\">Sound marks \/ Aural marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/kennfadenmarke\/\">Identification thread marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/hologrammmarke\/\">Hologram marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/bewegungsmarke\/\">Motion marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/multimediamarken\/\">Multimedia marks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/marketingrecht.eu\/sonstige-marken\/\">Other marks<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kosten-einer-klangmarke-hormarke\">Costs of a Sound Mark \/ Acoustic Mark<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to register a sound mark \/ acoustic mark? Then you have come to the right place! <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find an overview of the costs and fees in our <a href=\"https:\/\/harlander-partner.eu\/en\/trademark-law\/trademark-protection-packages\/\">trademark protection packages<\/a> with fixed prices.<\/p>\n<a class=\"mr-cta-link mr-cta-button-cal\" href=\"#h2-booking\" title=\"Free initial consultation\"><span class=\"mr-cta-link-normal\">Select your preferred appointment now:<\/span><span class=\"mr-cta-link-bold\">Free initial consultation<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sound Mark \/ Acoustic Mark A sound mark, also known as an acoustic mark, consists of sounds or melodies. Requirements Previously, sound marks also had to be graphically representable. 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