With the ECJ ruling of April 28, 2022, it was decided that a preliminary injunction can be issued in patent infringement cases even if the patent in dispute has not yet been proven to be legally valid in two-sided opposition or nullity proceedings. According to previous case law, in order for a preliminary injunction to […]
Preliminary Injunction´s EuGH Decision Weiterlesen »
The likelihood of confusion is a term from trade mark law that you may have already heard if you are familiar with the IP-Law world. A trade mark proprietor may bring a number of trademark law claims not only against identical trademarks but also against similar trademarks if there is a likelihood of confusion on
Risk of brand confusion: the case Weiterlesen »
ECJ Judt. v. 24.03.2022, Case C-433/20 If a private individual uploads a copyright-protected work to a cloud, this person is legally speaking is making a copy – and thus infringing copyright. However, this can be justified by the exception of private copying, according to the ECJ. If a person uploads a copyrighted work to a
Cloud Uploads and Copyright Infringement: the case Weiterlesen »
