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In Germany, the prohibition of infringing acts by means of a preliminary injunction is a very effective and probably unique instrument, at least in the EU, for the immediate enforcement of intellectual property rights. The most important ...

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Why spend money on IP?
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Anyone who has to justify internally why money is spent on protecting trademarks, patents, designs and other intellectual property rights should refer to the recently published joint study by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the ...

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Before the legislative period comes to an end, the Federal Ministry of Justice has launched the draft of the Act against Digital Violence.