The Regional Court of Mannheim has ruled against the operator of a detective agency and one of its employees for joint intentional unauthorized collection of data [...]
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If, in addition to the determination of daily receipts by means of end-of-day total receipts as permitted by case law, a pharmacist voluntarily keeps a [...]
Learn more"Der Wendler", the right to a name and trademark law
The Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court has ruled that the pop singer performing under the stage name Michael Wendler (civil name: Michael Norberg) may use the designation "Der [...]
Learn moreECJ decides on the permissibility of "framing" under copyright law
The I. Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible inter alia for copyright law, has referred the question to the Court of Justice of the European Union [...].
Learn moreGoogle liable for infringements through "Autocomplete" function
The first plaintiff, a stock corporation that sells dietary supplements and cosmetics on the Internet, and the second plaintiff, its founder [...]
Learn moreNo right to information of a rejected job applicant
A job applicant who has been rejected is not entitled to information from the employer as to whether the employer has hired another applicant. The 1961 [...]
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