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Frankfurt Local Court: Confidentiality of exam questions (?)

The Frankfurt Local Court had to rule on the right to receive a free copy of the results of a German language test. Such requests for disclosure have recently become (…) Read more

  • 12. June 2023
  • Filed under: Burden of proof, Data protection, General, Procedural law

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

Gathering evidence by accessing employees’ email accounts

It’s a typical scenario: A former employee starts their own business or goes to work for a competitor. There is some evidence to suggest that the employee used trade secrets (…) Read more

  • 3. September 2021
  • Filed under: General, Labor law, Procedural law

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

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