General civil law – Geheimnisblog https://geheimnisblog.de GeschGehG and Know-How Protection Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:08:13 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Frankfurt Regional Court: Perpetual jurisdiction of Labor Courts for action against former employees (?) https://geheimnisblog.de/en/frankfurt-regional-court-perpetual-jurisdiction-of-labor-courts-for-action-against-former-employees/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:13:14 +0000 https://geheimnisblog.de/?p=1189 Read more]]> The New Section 273a of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) in force: Enhanced protection of Trade Secrets in Civil Proceedings https://geheimnisblog.de/en/the-new-section-273a-of-the-german-code-of-civil-procedure-zpo-in-force-enhanced-protection-of-trade-secrets-in-civil-proceedings/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:57:18 +0000 https://geheimnisblog.de/?p=1159 Read more]]> Federal Court of Justice (BGH): Memory performance in Trade Secrets Litigation – The limits of memory https://geheimnisblog.de/en/federal-court-of-justice-bgh-memory-performance-in-trade-secrets-litigation-the-limits-of-memory/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:46:10 +0000 https://geheimnisblog.de/?p=1207 Read more]]> Nuremberg Higher Regional Court: Urgency is inherent in the trade secret matters https://geheimnisblog.de/en/nuremberg-higher-regional-court-urgency-is-inherent-in-the-trade-secret-matters/ Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:27:19 +0000 https://geheimnisblog.de/?p=1211 Read more]]> The new Section 273a of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO): Enhanced protection of Trade Secrets in Civil Proceedings https://geheimnisblog.de/en/the-new-section-273a-of-the-german-code-of-civil-procedure-zpo-enhanced-protection-of-trade-secrets-in-civil-proceedings/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:08:39 +0000 https://geheimnisblog.de/?p=1213 Read more]]> Hello Whistleblower Protection Act, goodbye NDA https://geheimnisblog.de/en/hello-whistleblower-protection-act-goodbye-nda/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 17:45:47 +0000 https://geheimnisblog.de/?p=1178 Read more]]> Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court: A divided concept of confidentiality? https://geheimnisblog.de/en/duesseldorf-higher-regional-court-a-divided-concept-of-confidentiality/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:19:46 +0000 https://geheimnisblog.de/?p=1233 Read more]]> 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)? https://geheimnisblog.de/en/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/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 16:48:30 +0000 https://geheimnisblog.de/?p=1261 Read more]]>