In PI-proceedings an application for the determination of costs pursuant to R. 151 RoP is admissible in the event that the Court of Appeal has issued a basic decision on costs pursuant to R. 242.1RoP.

Germany has adopted a new act, which extends the power of business associations and consumer groups to enforce provisions of certain consumer laws in the context of data protection...

On 24 September 2025, the German Federal Ministry of Finance (Bundesfinanzministerium) published an updated version of the guidance on International Mutual Agreement and Arbitration Procedures...

In its judgement of 29 June 2022 (Case No. IV ZR 110/21), the Bundesgerichtshof ruled that the application of English inheritance law based on a choice of law in the testamentary disposition...

The decision of the Higher Regional Court of Duesseldorf deals with the interpretation of a patent claim in case of objectively incorrect, claim limiting, cited prior art in the patent description.

Das niederländische Unternehmen Easy Sanitary Solutions (ESS) meldete am 28. November 2003 das Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster (GGM) Nr. 00107834-0025 beim EUIPO an ...

Today, the CJEU has issued its much awaited decision on the classification of genome-editing tools such as CRISPR/Cas9, Talen or zinc finger within the framework of the EU's Directive 2001/18/EC...

On 1 November 2018, a new legislation enabling model declaratory actions on behalf of consumers against companies came into force.

If the successful party wishes to obtain a decision on costs, it must submit an application for the determination of costs within one month of service of the decision.

An appeal shall only be granted suspensive effect if the circumstances of the case justify an exception. This may be the case for orders of communication of information according to Art.

The CoA found that Articles 29 to 32 of the Brussels I recast Regulation apply during the transitional period defined in Article 83 UPCA...

Unlike Art. 49(4) UPCA, Art. 49(5) UPCA does not mention convenience as a criteria, only fairness. If a claimant is proficient in English and German, claimant's choice of German...

1. Not only the claimant but also the defendant may be ordered to provide security for legal costs within the meaning of R. 158 RoP.

R. 114 RoP is applicable only in exceptional situations where, during the oral hearing, a specific issue or a specific in-depth investigation is identified as necessary and cannot reasonably be completed...

Das Oberlandesgericht München bestätigt das erstinstanzliche Urteil insoweit als es einen Verfügungsanspruch feststellt.

It is also advisable to be prepared in case you might be seen to be infringing a competitor's rights, for example, during a trade fair in Germany.

In January, the Court of First Instance received 65 new cases, the lion's share of which being applications for cost decisions...

If an action becomes devoid of purpose because a party withdraws its main requests—having knowingly taken the risk that the urgent interest in those requests might lapse before a final decision...

An appeal against an order for security of costs, brought together with an appeal against an order on provisional measures remains admissible, even if the request has become devoid...

The court exercises the discretion granted to it in Rule 305 of the Rules of Procedure to the effect that it does not admit the extension of the complaint by adding a party (a further Defendant).