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
Posts Tagged ‘Protection of Trade Secrets’
Does an unjustified cease-and-desist letter alleging a (supposed) violation of the German Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets (GeschGehG) violate Section 823 of the German Civil Code (BGB)?
As is well known, the legal treatment of unjustified cease-and-desist letters depends on the legal basis on which the party issuing the letter bases its claims: A culpably unjustified cease-and-desist (…) Read more