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EU Expert Group on SEPs publishes discussion paper

On February 10, 2021, the SEPs Expert Group (Expert Group on Standard Essential Patents), an advisory body of the EU Commission, which has been meeting since 2018, published a very comprehensive contribution (229 pages) on the topic of FRAND (see h...mehr

Abolition of the „flying jurisdiction” in competition law

On December 2, 2020, the revised provision on local jurisdiction pursuant to Section 14 (2) of the Act against Unfair Competition (UWG) came into force and abolishes the so-called “flying jurisdiction” regarding Internet cases for domestic defendants. The new special regulation of the local jurisdiction of the court is based on the law to strengthen fair competition of...mehr