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In a landmark decision (judgment of October 4, 2024, C-438/23, ECLI:EU:C:2024:826), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (the Regulation) must be interpreted as meaning that Member States cannot generally prohibit the labelling of plant-based foods with terms commonly used for meat products, as long as no “legal name” has been established by the Member State concerned.

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Legal 500 Germany honors HARTE-BAVENDAMM partner Dr. Michael Goldmann as Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year
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Dr. Michael Goldmann has been recognized as Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year at the Legal 500 Germany Awards, which were held for the second time on 21 February 2025.

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Birkenstock: Can sandals be art?
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Karolina Schöler

As expected from the course of the oral proceedings, the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) rejected copyright protection for the well-known Birkenstock sandals. This ruling once again underscores that, in works of applied art, the decisive factor is how the remaining design freedom has been artistically utilized and the hurdles are not too low.

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Rebuttal of urgency in summary proceedings before the courts of Hamburg
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Arne Lambrecht

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 procedural prerequisite for granting a preliminary injunction is "urgency". The requirements differ depending on the court district. This article highlights the key principles established by case law of the courts of Hamburg.