Maiwald blog articles
Reform of the German Act against Unfair Competition 2022 – compensation for damages for consumers
On 28 May 2022, the Act on Strengthening Consumer Protection in Competition and Trade Law came into force. It implements the requirements of Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of 27 Nov...
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Sequence Listings in New Format – WIPO ST. 26 in force from 1 July 2022 on
On 1 July 2022 (the “Big Bang”-Date) a new sequence listing (SQL) standard will come into force. On that date, all Intellectual Property Offices ...
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Patents: New principles in preliminary injunction proceedings
Yesterday, Thursday 28 April 2022, the CJEU delivered its decision in the preliminary ruling case
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German Act against Unfair Competition (amended) – E-mail advertising and forum shopping
In an unusually open clash between the Regional Court and the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf regarding the interpretation of the exception in Section 14 (2) sentence 3 n...
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Free Offers of Medical Products – No Violation of the Prohibition on Promotional Gifts Under Section 7(1) Hwg When the Purchase Price Is Reimbursed in Full
In the case at issue, the plaintiff, based on Sections 8, 3, 3a of the German Law Against Unfair Competition (UWG) in conjunction with Section 7(1) Nr. 1 of the German...
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No Likelihood of Confusion Despite Gnashing of Teeth
In another decision, the German Federal Patent Court has sharpened the requirements for the assumption of similarity of signs if the signs only match in descriptive elements (...
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