More than 95% of all companies in Europe are small and medium-sized enterprises (so-called SMEs). They are the economic engine of the EU. However, industrial property rights are often not given the necessary attention in these companies. Yet the protection of intellectual property rights in small and medium-sized enterprises contributes to sustainable business growth. They...

The Frankfurt a.M. Higher Regional Court (OLG) ruled in a judgment dated November 29, 2022, Case No. 11 U 139.21, that a minimalistic designed tubular steel table framework with diagonally attached cross struts – also known as “Eiermann 1” – is not subject to a copyright infringement by another table with the struts attached on...