Title protection for a planned work can be brought forward with the help of a title protection notice. Even during the production or planning of a work, the publisher or author can secure its title and announce it without reservation and discuss it with others. The title protection notice prevents announced titles from being taken over by others. This guarantees that commercial marketing prior to printing will benefit the intended work and cannot be used by others for other purposes. The prerequisite for title protection is the actual planning of a timely publication and the corresponding public announcement (according to the Federal Court of Justice, judgment of June 22, 1989 – I ZR 39/87). Here too, according to the Börsenverein, the guideline of one to two years until publication applies. Other sources set the period for the upcoming publication of a protected title at five to six months. The period depends on the medium and the associated production costs. If a title is still not available after a longer period of time and there is a demand for it from a second party, the title protection may expire.