Metaverse and law: Trade mark law
A number of exciting questions arise in trademark law in connection with the increased use of trademarks in virtual spaces.
A number of exciting questions arise in trademark law in connection with the increased use of trademarks in virtual spaces.
BGH: Search engine operators must delete questionable articles from the results lists if those affected can prove false information.
For over 50 years, the Matterhorn has adorned the packaging of Toblerone - but soon the Matterhorn will have to disappear from the packaging. The reason for this is the outsourcing of parts of the production to Slovakia. As a result, the traditional Swiss chocolate no longer meets the "Swissness" criteria. The relocation of production not only affects "Swissness" legislation, but also food law declaration regulations.
When rights are infringed on the Internet, rights holders often face the problem of not being able to locate the person responsible. Instead, an obvious alternative is to take action against the operator of the platform on which the illegal content was posted in order to effectively stop the infringement.
Journalist A asked OFCOM for access to information on the 5G antennas of the three mobile network operators in Switzerland. The operators resisted unsuccessfully.