Maiwald blog articles
Mandatory Information in the Advertising of Medicinal Products
In addition to the prohibition of advertising gifts according to Section 7 of the Law on Advertising in the Health Care System (HWG) (see the blog post of
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On the Failed Draft of a Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers, the Federal Election and the Pre-christmas Season
Attempt to implement Directive (EU) 2019/1937) In order to implement the
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Patent: Ineffective Enforcement of an Interim Injunction – Requirements for a Bank Guarantee as Security
In the underlying case, the injunction plaintiff first obtained a temporary injunction for patent infringement against the injunction defendants bef...
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Objectively Equal Effect in the Case of Equivalent Patent Infringement by a Modified Embodiment
The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf has already had two opportunities this year to apply the requirements relevant for the question of objectively equal effe...
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Granting of Payback Points as an Inadmissible Advertising Gift
In the case at issue, the plaintiff, an association legally entitled to bring an action, sought an injunction under Paragraphs 8, 3 and 3a of the Law against Unfa...
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G1/21: Videoconference at the EPO – Order of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
As previously reported, the following question was referred to the EBA on 12 March: Does the EPC, specifically...
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