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Motorola wins against Apple in patent dispute
On 20 June 2013, the second Nullity Division of the German Federal Patent Court handed down its judgment…
The figurative sign Ampelmännchen can be registered as a trademark
The German Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht) has ruled that the registration by the Berlin-based company Ampelmann GmbH of…
German Federal Patent Court: Apple loses its patent protection in Germany for unlocking gesture
Apple’s patent for the slide-to-unlock feature used on its iPhones and iPads has been invalidated by the German…
Google’s Autocomplete may violate personality rights
The German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichthof) has recently handed down a ruling on the autocomplete function that…
The Court of Hamburg rules that use of the JDownloader2 plug-in Software infringes copyright law
The Court of Hamburg (Landgericht Hamburg) issued, with its judgment handed down on April 25 , 2013, an…
The ECB under review by the German Constitutional Court
A two-day hearing was held last week before the German Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) in which the compatibility of…
Claims made clause and insured party’s reticence
The case. M.C.S. commenced against the defendant an action for damages for professional liability as a result of…
Are decree revising the conditions for divorces immediately enforceable?
The Italian Supreme Court has turned its attention once again to the issue of the immediate enforceability of…
Terms of use
The drafting of the Terms of Use of a website is an activity that requires the greatest attention,…
Appeals against judgments handed down by justices of the peace in equity
As is well known, article 339, paragraph three of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by…
