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Monthly Archives of August 2022

Saxony Regional Labor Court: Enforcement of a Clean Desk Policy

To protect trade secrets, the holder must take appropriate protective measures, including in the area of work organization. In a recently issued decision, the Saxony Regional Labor Court clarified that (…) Read more

  • 30. August 2022
  • Filed under: Case law, Labor law, Protective measures

Aachen Labor Court: Reverse Engineering and the end of the GeschGehG

In its decision dated January 13, 2022, the Aachen Labor Court made several problematic statements regarding the German Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets (the Geheimnisblog has analyzed the (…) Read more

  • 16. August 2022
  • Filed under: Burden of proof, Case law, General

Millions in damages for breach of an NDA

Signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is often viewed as a tedious obligation and a mere formality. A recent ruling from Spain demonstrates that no party involved should underestimate the significance (…) Read more

  • 3. August 2022
  • Filed under: Case law, Damages, International, Protective measures

Dr. Patrick Pommerening berät zu allen Fragen des Gewerblichen Rechtsschutzes und des Urheberrechts. Schwerpunkte … [weiterlesen]

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