BGH on damages due to US lawsuit in German jurisdiction
The Federal Court of Justice has ruled that a contractual partner may be entitled to compensation for the costs incurred...
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Repackaging of medicines is trademark violation!
In the preliminary injunction procedure for the repackaging of a cancer drug by a drug importer, the 6th Civil Senate...
Federal Government, Criminal Law and the Attempt at Cybergrooming!
Cybergrooming is the targeted response of children on the Internet with the aim of initiating sexual contacts. Cybergrooming is a...
Consent to photo publishing by parents limited in time!
The Landgericht Frankfurt has delivered an interesting judgment concerning the right to publish photographs, in which the plaintiff has a...
Threat to publish nude images is a criminal offence
The OLG Hamm has decided that it would constitute a sexual coercion within the meaning of Section 177 of the...
In case of credit card payment: Always cancel any cancellation receipt!
The District Court of Frankfurt am Main has ruled that bank customers have no claim for compensation against the bank...
“Black Friday” as a trademark to be deleted?
On 26 September 2019, the Federal Patent Court in Munich will hear the deletion of the controversial trade mark 'Black...
Police officers also have a right to their own image
Again and again I have to make it clear to clients who stream videos on Twitch or on YouTube that...
Slicing the Pie Agreements at Startups
There is currently a start-up trend in Germany that has evolved from the need for collaborative development of software and/or...
Presumption of urgency at GeschGehG
In the meantime, the first rulings on the Trade Secrets Act are trickling in and, as I wrote in this...
Trade Secrets Protection Act: Act now!
Since 26 April 2019, the new Trade Secrets Act has implemented an EU directive that has so far received little...
EUIPO trademark application follows fraudulent payment requests
Based on the feedback of a client from me, I would like to warn against new fraudulent payment requests after...
Sneaky advertising on linear television is also being watched
Especially when I talk to clients who make their money on YouTube or Twitch and when we come to the...
Anti-competitive misleading by claiming to be proprietorship of a trade mark?
The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main has passed a highly interesting new judgment, which is already being discussed...
ECJ decides on the place of action of a trademark infringement
Today, the ECJ has taken a highly interesting decision on trade mark law, which could well have the potential to...
Unauthorised rental via AirBnB: 6,000 Euro fine
The rental of an apartment without permission to use the apartment as an apartment via Airbnb, here for violation of...
Double trademark application = bad faith?
The European Trademark Office, EUIPO, is currently making an interesting decision concerning the current legal construct of bad faith in...
The King and the Two Sons or “Self-Employment as a Lawyer”
Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend/colleague about the job, the future and life, how our careers have changed...
Classification of opinion as an insult violates freedom of expression!
In principle, the question of whether a statement should be punished as an insult or protected by freedom of expression...
BGH on gaing property right of stolen works of art
The V. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, inter alia, for claims arising from property...
Private AI use in the company
Private accounts on ChatGPT & Co. for corporate purposes are a gateway to data protection breaches, leaks of secrets and...
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Copyright in the digital age
This insightful 20-minute podcast episode by and with me explores the complex topic of copyright in the digital age. The...
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My transparent billing
In this video, I talk a bit about transparent billing and how I communicate what it costs to work with...
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