Handguns are forever

Thanks to the Minneapolis law firm Winthrop and Weinstine, the Walther PPK handgun now carries trademark protection as the official "James Bond handgun.".

 

 

Thanks to the Minneapolis law firm Winthrop and Weinstine, the Walther PPK handgun now carries trademark protection as the official "James Bond handgun." The law firm's intellectual property group, led by attorney Karen Brennan, won a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruling for the designation after an initial rejection. German client Carl Walther GmbH wanted the distinction lionized by the patent office, claiming the gun had a "definite aura" and "mystique" about it. Walther owners take note: It's a patent designation, not a license to kill.