The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for copyright law, ruled on 22.09.2017 that a display of copyright [...]
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The Federal Court of Justice has ruled that the claim for compensation under the Air Passenger Rights Regulation is not against the air carrier whose aircraft and crew [...]
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The use of a software keylogger to record all keystrokes on an on-duty computer for covert surveillance and monitoring of the employee [...]
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible inter alia for copyright law, has referred questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the balancing [...]
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The publication of customer reviews on a company's website can be advertising that is covered by a cease-and-desist declaration subject to criminal penalties. This was decided by the 6th [...]
Learn moreAs a general rule, purely plant-based products may not be marketed under designations such as "milk", "cream", "butter", "cheese", or "yogurt".
The German company TofuTown produces and distributes vegetarian and vegan food products. In particular, it promotes and sells purely plant-based products under [...]
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