According to the Nuremberg Higher Regional Court, the presumption of urgency under Section 12 (1) of the Unfair Competition Act (UWG) is not applicable by analogy under the German Act (…) Read more
Posts in Category ‘General’
Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court: An NDA does not replace a confidentiality order
According to the Mannheim Regional Court – a view also held, albeit in a slightly less stringent form, by the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court – the need for legal protection (…) Read more
The new Section 273a of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO): Enhanced protection of Trade Secrets in Civil Proceedings
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
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
Looking back: GeschGehG 2022
To wrap things up, let’s take another look at the activities of the Geheimnisblog over the past year: We published no fewer than 13 posts related to the German Act (…) Read more
Hello Whistleblower Protection Act, goodbye NDA
The proposed Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) is intended to ensure better protection for so-called “whistleblowers” in the interest of uncovering misconduct. The focus is on protecting employees so they can (…) Read more
Sections 16 and 19 of the German Act on the Protection of Trade Secrets (GeschGehG) in practice
One of the key changes introduced by the GeschGehG is the enhancement of trade secret protection during court proceedings. Based on Sections 16 and 19 GeschGehG, the court may issue (…) 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
Schleswig Higher Regional Court: Updates on reasonable confidentiality measures
A ruling by the Schleswig Higher Regional Court dated April 28, 2022 (Case No. 6 U 39/21) contains some interesting and highly practical insights into the concept of trade secrets (…) 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