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Non-compliance with e-commerce rules is misleading advertisement
- Hogan Lovells
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- Germany
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- January 10 2013
The Court of Appeal of Bremen (German version of the decision) has recently confirmed that competitors and consumer associations in Germany may challenge
Business statements in blogs without indication of the author have to be seen as commercial activities and therefore must be defined as misleading advertisement
- Hogan Lovells
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- Germany
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- November 28 2012
The Court of Appeal of Munich had to decide about two main aspects concerning entries in internet forums: Could such blog- or Wikipedia-entries be classified as commercial activity and therefore be subject to the German Law on unfair Competition (UWG)?
Continuation of copyright sub-licenses following the expiry of the main license
- Hogan Lovells
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- Germany
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- October 25 2012
The Federal Court of Justice decided in two cases that a sub-license does not cease to exist if the main license expires
Copyright protection of TV characters in Germany
- Hogan Lovells
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- Germany
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- May 30 2012
The protection of TV characters like Mickey Mouse, Batman and Homer Simpson is not only important for making movies but also for marketing and merchandising
Using a photograph as embedded content copyright relevant "making available" or not?
- Hogan Lovells
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- Germany
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- January 27 2012
The Court of Appeal of Düsseldorf decided that the use of a photograph as "embedded content" on a website constitutes a "making available to the public" and, therefore, requires the authorization by the copyright owner
Sequestration of infringing products in preliminary proceedings
- Hogan Lovells
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- Germany
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- July 22 2010
Counterfeiters are a huge problem for the holders of design or trademark rights
Limited scope of FIFA's commercialization rights on the Football World Cup
- Hogan Lovells
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- Germany
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- July 22 2010
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) owns numerous trademarks in relation to the Football World Cups 2006 in Germany and 2010 in South Africa
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