Whether a company can base claims for injunctive relief against public statements on a contractual confidentiality agreement was the subject of proceedings before the Berlin Regional Court II. In this (…) Read more
Posts in Category ‘Protective measures’
Nuremberg Higher Regional Court: Requirements for the publication of judgments pursuant to Sec. 21 of the German Trade Secret Act (GeschGehG)
In its recently published decision, the Nuremberg Higher Regional Court addressed the requirements for the publication of a judgment pursuant to Section 21 GeschGehG, thereby issuing (as far as can (…) Read more
Baden-Württemberg Regional Labor Court: Protection of Trade Secrets Despite an Invalid Clause in the Employment Contract
Claims arising from the breach of trade secrets may only be asserted by a party that protects its secrets from access by third parties through appropriate measures. These measures also (…) Read more
Database access credentials as Trade Secrets
Personalized access credentials (passwords) are one of the typical means of protecting digitally stored trade secrets from unauthorized access. The Regional Court of Nuremberg-Fürth recently ruled that such access credentials (…) Read more
Austrian Supreme Court (öOGH): Loss of rights due to inadequate protective measures
The requirement to protect a trade secret through appropriate confidentiality measures continues to pose challenges for clients and advisors. A recent decision by the Austrian Supreme Court (öOGH) now illustrates (…) Read more
Saxony Regional Labor Court: Enforcement of a Clean Desk Policy
To protect trade secrets, the holder must take appropriate protective measures, including in the area of work organization. In a recently issued decision, the Saxony Regional Labor Court clarified that (…) Read more
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
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
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