Category Archives: News

Courts hand down rulings, but not justice. This phrase ran through my head today as I read a decision handed down by the Federal Court of Justice on July 17, 2013, published just a few days ago (I ZR 34/12). A decision that should prompt some clients to take a critical look at their own advertising tactics. What had happened? (more…)...

The recent spate of cease and desist letters sent by the attorneys office of Urmann + Collegen (U+C Attorneys at Law) in connection with the co-called "porn troll letters" has caused an almost unprecedented reaction as these flooded through Germany. Compared to the cease and desist letters on traditional file sharing, (more…)...

A surprising letter from a court in northern Germany: "Dear Mr. Raimer, The attached legal document is submitted for your information. We regret that it has not been submitted in a timely manner. With kind regards...” I am speechless. The legal document forwarded by the court was dated 09/13/2012. Yes - that’s 2012, not 2013! The document took an (more…)...

If the legal situation has really been badly botched and become convoluted, you can usually be pretty sure that the German legislature has implemented an EU guideline. Take, for example, the issue of product placement: (more…)...