A common defense argument in trade secrets litigation is the claim that the defendant did not copy or take any documents but rather retained certain information in their memory. Given (…) Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Evidence’
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
Case law on reasonable confidentiality measures
Legal uncertainty persists for holders of trade secrets regarding the specific requirements for “reasonable confidentiality measures” within the meaning of Section 2 no. 1 b) of the German Act on (…) Read more
Risk of a violation of the trade secrets act following an employee’s change of employer – is the “Clean Team” a solution?
A common trigger for the German Act on the Protection of Trade Secret (GeschGehG) proceedings is an employee’s move to a new employer. Not only the – impermissible – removal (…) Read more
Presenting evidence in a GeschGehG-Trial (German Act on the Protection of Trade Secret)
If, after an employee leaves the company, the employee’s new employer – or even a company newly founded by that former employee – brings a competing product to market, there (…) Read more