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
Posts in Category ‘Case law’
Millions in damages for breach of an NDA
Signing a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) is often viewed as a tedious obligation and a mere formality. A recent ruling from Spain demonstrates that no party involved should underestimate the significance (…) 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
Federal Court of Justice (BGH): First ruling on the confidentiality order under Sections 16 and 19 of the German Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets (GeschGehG)
With the GeschGehG, the legislature has created new options for maintaining the confidentiality of information during court proceedings. In practice, however, the provisions of Sections 16 et seqq. of the (…) 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