Maiwald blog articles
Germany terminates agreement with Switzerland on the use of trademarks
For owners of German trademarks who use their trademark only in Switzerland, caution is now advised! Germany has terminated an agreement of 1892, according to which owners of ...
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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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New Block Exemption Regulation for Vertical Agreements – The Main Changes
On May 10, the new Block Exemption Regulation for Vertical Agreements ...
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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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