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Company & Commercial - Germany
Letters of comfort under company law -
German Federal Supreme Court clarifies requirements for testing infringement of a Community design
(decision of September 28, 2011 – Case I ZR 23/10 – Kinderwagen/Pram) -
Blowing in the Wind
As has been widely reported, Germany recently launched a project that is unique in the world: the complete change of its energy policy. After the Fukushima catastrophe had once again demonstrated that the use of nuclear power poses unpredictable risks, Chancellor Merkel and the German government accepted the obvious consequences. -
German Federal Supreme Court strengthens position of foreign-language patent applicants
Mistakes in the German translation of a patent application filed in a foreign language can be corrected anytime and do not lead to loss of the patent. -
Dusseldorf Appeal Court grants protection against imitation of a rear light for trucks
In a decision which has just become final, the Dusseldorf Appeal Court granted protection against distributing a replica of a rear light for trucks (Case No I-20 U 68/10). -
German Federal Supreme Court on the limits of patent infringement under the doctrine of equivalents
Decision of September 13, 2011 - Case X ZR 69/10 - Diglycidverbindung/Diglycidyl Compounds -
Legal Express Issue 1
We are pleased to bring you our Legal Express, which covers the most significant legislative changes in Russia in December 2011 and January 2012.- Noerr -
Priority rental rights in insolvency
Parties to rental contracts for commercial premises often agree priority rental rights. In practice, this concept is used to cover a whole series of legal structures. These range from fixed options for the tenant to a promise made by the landlord as a business policy that if any additional premises become available, they will be offered to the tenant. In 2010 the Berlin Court of Appeal issued a ruling on such priority rental rights in insolvency; the decision has recently been published.- SIBETH -
Dispute Resolution
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Germany – Debt-to-equity-swaps: a reorganisation and takeover instrument in Germany
by Charlotte Schmitt, LL.M, GSK Stockmann + Kollegen