Written Form Requirement in Commercial Leases
Decision of the Dresden Higher Regional Court (OLG) of February 27, 2024 – Ref. 5 U 2077/23 In commercial lease agreements, it is essential to comply with formal requirements. For instance, a violation of the written form requirement may result in agreed-upon terms being unenforceable. This can mean that agreed notice periods may be […]
Trademark Law – No Sufficient Distinctiveness Through Additional ‘E’
An additional “E” does not provide sufficient distinctiveness in trademark law. This was clearly demonstrated by the Munich Regional Court in its ruling of January 19, 2023 (Case No.: 1 HK O 13543/21). Trademarks are of high value to companies. Therefore, it is all the more important to register and comprehensively protect them. The commercial […]
Kick-off for European Unitary Patent on April 1, 2023
The starting signal for the European unitary patent is expected on April 1, 2023. Registering patents in EU countries is intended to become simpler and more cost-efficient. Intellectual property represents significant value for companies. Therefore, comprehensive protection is necessary. Patent law is one of the classic areas of industrial property protection. With the registration of […]
Federal Court of Justice on Nullity Action Against Expired Patent
Once a patent is no longer in force, it can no longer be challenged with a nullity action. This was clarified by the Federal Court of Justice with its ruling of July 21, 2022 (Ref.: X ZR 110/21). Patent protection is an important tool to protect intellectual property. Since there may be a general interest […]
ECJ Strengthens Interim Legal Protection in Case of Patent Infringement
The creative potential is an important building block for a company’s success. Therefore, an effective protection of intellectual property is even more important to guard against imitators. To ensure comprehensive protection of intellectual property, there is a bundle of industrial property rights, summarized under the term Industrial Property Protection. These essentially include trademark law, competition […]
