On June 26, 2008, the German Bundestag passed the Act to Modernize the Law on Private Limited Companies and Combat Abuses (MoMiG). "The [...]
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The 8th Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible for residential tenancy law, has now ruled that a clause in a residential tenancy agreement, with [...]
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The applicant, based in North Rhine-Westphalia, intends to hold poker tournaments as part of the "Poker Bundesliga" in a pub in Rheine. At [...]
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In February 2007, the plaintiff from the Bitburg-Prüm district received a letter that began with the words: "The whole of Germany joined in [...].
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The plaintiff is Deutsche Post AG, in whose favor the trademark "POST" The [...]
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are entitled to payment claims on account of the use of their name in advertisements for the "Lucky Strike" cigarette brand, which they did not permit. The plaintiffs, [...]
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