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ECJ case C 361/22 dealt with the question of the extent to which a company may use a third-party trademark to designate the defining characteristic of its own product.
In a recently published decision, the Federal Court of Justice ruled that cloud services do not have to pay a copyright levy for private copies stored in the cloud.
As at the ITMAs in Europe and ITMA ASIA CITME, there will be an IPR office at the trade fair in Singapore. Successful action against counterfeiting requires property rights and good preparation.
Errors in the allocation of exclusive distribution territories can jeopardize the exemption of exclusive distribution, the ECJ has ruled. Companies should review their distribution agreements.
The use of publicly accessible telephone numbers for advertising purposes does not fall under the GDPR's authorization to safeguard legitimate interests unless the advertiser has at least presumed consent within the meaning of Section 7 UWG.
As part of the latest trilogue negotiations, the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on the Regulation on compulsory Union licenses for crisis management.
Even after the reform of the Unfair Competition Act (UWG), the so-called "flying jurisdiction" for infringements in the online sector remains permissible in principle. The only exception is if there is a risk of abusive, mass action.
Legal requirements relating to environmental protection and the circular economy may be challenging to implement, but they are no exception to the ban on cartels.
The General Court of the European Union recently dealt with a case concerning the partial revocation of an EU figurative mark (General Court, judgment of 22.01.2025, Ref. T-517/23).
Are managing directors liable for cartel fines imposed on the company? The ECJ must now answer this question.
The BGH has confirmed that data protection violations can be prosecuted not only by the data subjects themselves, but also by competitors and consumer associations.
Section 273a of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), which was introduced on April 1, 2025, provides extended protection for owners of trade secrets.
Automatic email responses can justify a warning under unfair competition law.
The Austrian Supreme Court issued a decision on the protection of trade secrets against former employees. Accordingly, the owner of a trade secret must protect it appropriately from a former employee.
A business service is fully liable for incorrect information about companies generated by AI if an error-prone system is deliberately used and responsibility for the content is assumed.
The question of whether copyright-protected works may be used for AI training purposes is becoming increasingly important. The Hamburg Regional Court has now issued its first ruling on the use of images by an AI provider.
CEMATEX has again appointed Hylands Law Firm to advise exhibitors from member associations during ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 (in addition to and independent of the show's IPR office).
