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Monthly Archives of March 2025

The New Section 273a of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) in force: Enhanced protection of Trade Secrets in Civil Proceedings

On April 1, 2025, Section 273a of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) took effect, thereby resolving – to a certain extent – the dilemma faced by parties to (…) Read more

  • 31. March 2025
  • Filed under: Confidentiality order, General, General civil law, Procedural law

Database access credentials as Trade Secrets

Personalized access credentials (passwords) are one of the typical means of protecting digitally stored trade secrets from unauthorized access. The Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth recently ruled that such access credentials (…) Read more

  • 18. March 2025
  • Filed under: General, Protective measures

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

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