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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, among other things, for trademark law, today ruled that the trademark "ZAPPA" is to be cancelled [...]
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The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for copyright law, has ruled that the fee conditions which Axel Springer Verlag offers its [...]
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In its ruling of April 26, 2012 V R 2/11, the German Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) ruled that in the event of the sale of a large number of [...]
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In a judgment pronounced on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the 6th Civil Senate of the Higher Regional Court, which is responsible for copyright issues, among other things, [...]
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