The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible among other things for trademark law, ruled on July 16, 2009, on the legal validity of the registration of a [...]
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The VIII. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible, among other things, for residential tenancy law. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) had to decide whether, in the event of a rent increase [...]
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An advertisement with " practice for psychotherapy and trauma therapy" without scientific education with university degree is inadmissible. This had the regional court [...]
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In an appeal judgment pronounced on May 6, 2009, the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz (OLG Koblenz) prohibited Lotto Rheinland-Pfalz GmbH from [...]
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In the future, consumers will receive better information on credit agreements and be protected from dubious bait-and-switch offers. At the same time, cashless payment transactions in the [...]
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