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For 25 years we have been successfully advising our clients in the fields of IP and IT law as well as in all questions of commercial law. With our highly specialised teams we find practical answers to your questions. . We will work with you to develop strategies to protect and – if necessary – enforce your rights. We understand our clients’ industries and markets and know how important it is to communicate promptly and clearly.

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Update UWG: Lex Booking enters into force on December 1st of 2022

25. November 2022
by Nicole Beranek Zanon & Olivia Boccali

Online booking platforms will be kept on a tight leash with the new Art. 8a UWG. As of December 1st 2022 parity clauses concerning the price, availability or conditions will be prohibited in contracts between online booking platforms and accomodation providers .

Sustainability trend – advertising with green claims

21. November 2022
by Svyatoslav Gladkov & Marlene Schreiber

An environmentally conscious lifestyle is becoming increasingly important to consumers. Companies are therefore increasingly advertising with environmental claims

Data transfer to third countries and cloud use by the City of Zurich

15. November 2022
by Nicole Beranek Zanon

Switzerland's new data protection law will come into force on September 1st, 2023.

An important step in the EU-US data protection framework

15. November 2022
by Nicole Beranek Zanon

Following the agreement on a new US-EU data protection framework between the U.S. President and the President of the European Comission, the White House released the long-awaited "executive order" regarding the new possible agreement.

BGH judgment: Online retailers do not always have to disclose information about manufacturers’ warranties

11. November 2022
by Vitorio Dimov

A summary of the BGH decision of 10.11.2022 on the question in which cases online retailers should disclose existing manufacturer warranties to consumers.

KG confirms the cancellation of the “Black Friday” trade mark

9. November 2022
by Konstantin Berlage

Almost exactly one month before the next "Black Friday" sale, there is news again in the trademark dispute about the word mark "Black Friday". A quick refresher: the trademark "Black Friday" had been registered with the German Patent and Trademark Office (DPMA) since 2013. The term itself originates from the USA and now also refers on this side of the Atlantic to the annual sales event in online/offline retail on the Friday after Thanksgiving. This day now marks the start of the Christmas shopping season.

Annual Conference of the International Bar Association 2022

8. November 2022
by Marlene Schreiber, Prof. Niko Härting and others

Every Year the International Bar Association hosts an Annual Conference; this year 2022 in Miami, FL. HÄRTING was represented by Marlene Schreiber, Niko Härting and Martin Schirmbacher.

Switzerland: The most important changes to the new stock corporation law as of January 1st, 2023

7. November 2022
by Olivia Boccali

The new stock corporation law will come into force in Switzerland on January 1, 2023. More flexible organizational and capital regulations apply to corporations, such as the introduction of the capital band or the virtual general meeting.

Exclusionary Periods do not include compensation below minimum wage

7. November 2022
by Christian Willert

In its decision from 13/07/2022 the Federal Labour Court ruled, that there is no exclusionary period for compensation due to the employer's delay in accepting the work offered if this compensation is below minimum wage, as this would breach the Minimum Wage Act (MiLoG) (5 AZR 498/21)

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Born in the dotcom boom, we grew up with digitalisation and matured in the networked world. We are one of the largest boutique practices for IT, IP, data protection and litigation in Germany.

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