As is well known, requests for information under the IFG are not exactly popular with government agencies and other bodies. One of the most common grounds for denial is the (…) Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Definition of a Trade Secret’
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
Reverse Engineering and the Burden of Proof in GeschGehG Proceedings
We have previously discussed the particular difficulties of presenting evidence in GeschGehG proceedings in another article (here). An analysis of a decision by the Aachen Labor Court illustrates the objections (…) Read more
Schleswig Higher Regional Court: Updates on reasonable confidentiality measures
A ruling by the Schleswig Higher Regional Court dated April 28, 2022 (Case No. 6 U 39/21) contains some interesting and highly practical insights into the concept of trade secrets (…) Read more
Hamburg Labor Court: Cocktail recipe is not a trade secret
In a labor law case, the Hamburg Labor Court ruled that a cocktail recipe did not qualify as a trade secret (decision dated July 1, 2021, Case No. 4 Ca (…) Read more
Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court: A divided concept of confidentiality?
In its decision of September 21, 2021 (Case No. 15 W 6/21, GRUR 2022, 75 – Disclosure of Expert Opinion (not publicly available)), the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court held that (…) Read more