With Germany finally implementing the Trade Secrets Directive into their national law, know-how theft cases are becoming more frequent.

In anticipation of the implementation of the Trade Secrets Directive, the topic of know-how protection has been widely discussed.

Trade Secret Enforcement In Germany.

Germany is a leading jurisdiction for patent litigation, yet it is still not popular for those bringing trade secrets disputes.

Session 11 of the GSAS Harvard Biotech Club and Morrison & Foerster course on Legal Topics for Scientists, Entrepreneurs, and Start Ups was led by Life Sciences Transactions + Licensing partner Wolfgang Schoenig focusing on key EU Intellectual Property.

The vote of a case handler is an integral part of a merger control file, in particular in phase 1 proceedings in which there is no detailed decision.

Angesichts strenger Urteile zum Geschäftsgeheimnisgesetz sollten Unternehmen Vorkehrungen treffen, um ihre Betriebsgeheimnisse wirksam zu sichern.

Businesses are increasingly turning to trade secrets as a mechanism to protect their innovations and know-how. From the implementation of the EU Trade Secrets Directive

Germany has recently seen the implementation of a new law with respect to trade secrets. A trade secret of an organization means the classified information that the organization has to protect from the public at large and especially from its competitors.

It is particularly ironic that it was specifically the draft legislation on the protection of trade secrets that has been "leaked," so that the wording of the law is now "generally known and readily accessible" ...

In preparation of Brexit, the European Commission published its Draft Withdrawal Agreement on 28 February 2018, which sets out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the UK and Northern Ireland from the EU.

On 28 October 2020, the German Federal Government passed a bill to simplify and modernize the German patent law.

Trotz unterbliebener Abmahnung steht dem Gläubiger des Unterlassungsanspruches somit in diesem Fall deshalb ein Kostenerstattungsanspruch zu.

On 15 December 2015, the European Council and representatives of the European Parliament reached a consensus on the European Commission's proposed Directive on "the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure."

The German legislature (Bundestag and Bundesrat) has passed a bill that will change German patent law. The bill will enter into force soon. Under the new law...

Trade secrets are an integral part of UPC proceedings. Whether it's about the functionality of the accused embodiment, comparable licenses in the FRAND context...

At long last, Germany transposed the Trade Secrets Directive ("Directive") into national law. Almost a year after the implementation deadline,

Germany is not only known as one of the best countries for enjoying beer and bratwurst, but it is also known as a country with some of the strictest data privacy laws on the planet.

At the end of April 2019, the new Trade Secret Protection Act implementing the corresponding European Directive (2016/943) came into force, which contains both civil claims and criminal ...

A crucial step for start-ups on the road to success is ensuring that their innovations and trade secrets are adequately protected.