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Regional Court Munich – Preliminary Views on FRAND Licenses in the Supply Chain
Regional Court Munich – Preliminary Views on FRAND Licenses in the Supply Chain The Regional Court Munich I held a first oral hearing on October 30th, 2019, in two first-instance patent infringement proceedings concerning [...]
No presumption of urgency for injunctions in the area of the new Secrecy Protection Act
In a recently published decision, the Higher Regional Court Munich for the first time deals with the injunctive relief according to Sec. 6 German Trade Secret Act (GeschGehG), dressed in an application for a temporary injunction, and the aspect of urgency (order of 08.08.2019 - 29 W 940/19).
Blockchain strategy of the German government: Blockchain to be tested as evidence
On 18.09.2019, the German government published the announced strategy paper on the use of blockchain technology [German].
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