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 in Category ‘Burden of proof’
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
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