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Trade Secrets Germany Intellectual Property Protection

A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets'... more +
A Trade Secret is any information, not generally known or easily ascertainable, by which an enterprise develops an economic advantage over competitors or customers. In order to maintain trade secrets' protected legal status, enterprises must make reasonable efforts to keep the information secret and prevent unnecessary disclosure.  Trade Secrets may include processes, formulas, methods, designs, patterns, et cetera.   less -
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

German Court Rejects Protection for Employer Despite Data Theft: Why Precision in Contract Language Matters for Protecting Trade...

An employee disclosed trade secrets, yet the employer’s request for injunctive relief was denied because the confidentiality clause in the employment contract was invalid. The German Federal Labor Court (BAG) held that the...more

Hogan Lovells

Neues Gesetz stärkt Justizstandort Deutschland: Einführung von Commercial Courts und Englisch als Gerichtssprache

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Am 4. Juli 2024 verabschiedete der Bundestag das Gesetz zur Stärkung des Justizstandortes Deutschland. Es führt Commercial Courts und Englisch als Gerichtssprache in der Zivilgerichtsbarkeit ein, um die Attraktivität...more

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UPC denies third party access to revocation action and evidence

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In Astellas v. Osaka University (UPC_CFI_75/2023), by decision of 21 September 2023, the UPC Munich Central Division denied a third party access to the case file, specifically to Astellas’ revocation action, which was...more

Jones Day

2020 End-of-Year Review: Key Global Trade Secret Developments

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A trade secret is any information used in one's business that derives independent economic value from being kept secret. Unlike patents, trade secrets are protected indefinitely for as long as they remain a secret. In the...more

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JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Trade Secret Enforcement in Germany

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Recent changes to German law are expected to facilitate trade secret litigation. Dr. Christian Paul, a Munich-based partner, explains why these actions still require careful consideration of German procedural law, with a...more

Morgan Lewis

New German Act for Trade Secrets Protection Now in Effect

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The new German Act for the Protection of Trade Secrets (Gesetz zum Schutz vor Geschäftsgeheimnissen – GeschGehG, or the Trade Secrets Protection Act) which implements EU Directive 2016/943 on the Protection of Trade Secrets...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New German Trade Secrets Law: Next Steps for Businesses

Germany recently introduced a new act that will substantially change the way trade secrets are protected. As the term is used in Germany, “trade secrets” include both technical know-how (such as construction drawings,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

New German Law on the Protection of Trade Secrets

Germany will soon introduce a new act on the protection of trade secrets, which will bring substantial change to the way trade secrets are protected in Germany. Some of these changes are already relevant today, and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Update on the Implementation of the EU Trade Secrets Directive into German Law

The EU Trade Secrets Directive, officially titled “Directive (EU) 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure” (the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Go West: Venture Financings and Expansion Projects in the United States

At $15 billion, venture capital and private equity investment flow from the United States into Germany in Q1 2017 is already triple the levels of the prior two years. As the U.S. and German tech ecosystems become more closely...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Der Markteintritt für deutsche IT Firmen aus dem Bereich des Gesundheitswesens

With expenditures of over $ 3 trillion of market in the field of health care in the United States is huge. Incentives of the Federal Government for the introduction of electronic medical records resulted increasingly in the...more

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