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12/08/2020
Position Paper on the Draft Bill for an Act to Strengthen Consumer Protection
The position paper relates to the changes to German unfair competition law (UWG) resulting from Directive 2019/2161/EU. Although they undermine the approach of the UWG (claim for damages of the individual consumer), the 1:1 implementation of the draft bill is to be approved - after an influence in advance was obviously impossible. It is suggested, however, that the Directive's opening clauses should be used more extensively and that guidelines not conditioned by them, such as influencer marketing, should be waived.
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11/11/2020
Position Paper on the Draft Bill for a Copyright Service Provider Act
In a position paper on the draft bill for an "Act to adapt copyright law to the requirements of the digital single market", the Institute provides suggestions in particular for the design of the planned Copyright Service Provider Act (UrhDaG).
Position Paper on the Proposed Reform of the German Patent Act
The Position Paper generally welcomes the initiative of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, but makes suggestions for improvements, in particular, with regard to the application of the principle of proportionality in the injunction relief proceedings and the protection of trade secrets in patent litigation.
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02/11/2020
Comments on the Draft Issues Paper of the WIPO on Intellectual Property Policy and Artificial Intelligence of 11 February 2020
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04/16/2019
Position Paper on the government draft of 23 January 2019 for a Thuringian Transparency Act
A legal analysis of the proposed enactment of a Transparency Act in Thuringia.
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10/16/2018
Stellungnahme zum Referentenentwurf (RefE) eines Gesetzes zur Stärkung des fairen Wettbewerbs vom 11. September 2018
An analysis of the proposals to amend provisions in the Act Against Unfair Competition (UWG) and to introduce a repairs clause in the Design Act
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05/30/2018
Position Paper on the German transposition proposal of Directive (EU) 2016/943 on the protection of trade secrets
A legal analysis of the conformity of the proposal with the directive and suggestions for improvement
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09/18/2017
Article 13 of the Proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
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07/13/2017
Position Statement on the Proposed Modernisation of European Copyright Rules
Position Statement in response to the proposals aimed at the modernisation of EU-copyright within the Digital Single Market published by the European Commission on September 14, 2016.
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04/26/2017
Position Statement "Public consultation on Building the European Data Economy"
Position Statement of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition of 26 April 2017 on the European Commission’s “Public consultation on Building the European Data Economy”
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