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		<title>The Freedom of Information Act (IFG) and the Protection of Trade Secrets (GeschGehG), or: Whose secret is it, anyway?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dr. Stefan Maaßen]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:38:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 (&#8230;) <a href="https://geheimnisblog.de/en/the-freedom-of-information-act-ifg-and-the-protection-of-trade-secrets-geschgehg-or-whose-secret-is-it-anyway/">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Aachen Labor Court: Reverse Engineering and the end of the GeschGehG</title>
		<link>https://geheimnisblog.de/en/aachen-labor-court-reverse-engineering-and-the-end-of-the-geschgehg/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie-Sarah Boudon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 16:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 (&#8230;) <a href="https://geheimnisblog.de/en/aachen-labor-court-reverse-engineering-and-the-end-of-the-geschgehg/">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Reverse Engineering and the Burden of Proof in GeschGehG Proceedings</title>
		<link>https://geheimnisblog.de/en/reverse-engineering-and-the-burden-of-proof-in-geschgehg-proceedings-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie-Sarah Boudon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 (&#8230;) <a href="https://geheimnisblog.de/en/reverse-engineering-and-the-burden-of-proof-in-geschgehg-proceedings-2/">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Schleswig Higher Regional Court: Updates on reasonable confidentiality measures</title>
		<link>https://geheimnisblog.de/en/schleswig-higher-regional-court-updates-on-reasonable-confidentiality-measures/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie-Sarah Boudon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2022 13:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 (&#8230;) <a href="https://geheimnisblog.de/en/schleswig-higher-regional-court-updates-on-reasonable-confidentiality-measures/">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hamburg Labor Court: Cocktail recipe is not a trade secret</title>
		<link>https://geheimnisblog.de/en/hamburg-labor-court-cocktail-recipe-is-not-a-trade-secret/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie-Sarah Boudon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 (&#8230;) <a href="https://geheimnisblog.de/en/hamburg-labor-court-cocktail-recipe-is-not-a-trade-secret/">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court: A divided concept of confidentiality?</title>
		<link>https://geheimnisblog.de/en/duesseldorf-higher-regional-court-a-divided-concept-of-confidentiality/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Marie-Sarah Boudon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 (&#8230;) <a href="https://geheimnisblog.de/en/duesseldorf-higher-regional-court-a-divided-concept-of-confidentiality/">Read more</a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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