Procedural equality of arms in preliminary injunction proceedings in unfair competition law and the role of protective letters
[GER ONLY]
An Article by Dr. Elisabeth Stöve
In recent months, the Federal Constitutional Court has repeatedly commented on the procedural equality of arms in preliminary injunction proceedings in unfair competition law. Elisabeth Stöve shows in which three basic constellations both parties are sufficiently involved in preliminary injunction proceedings in unfair competition law. In a fourth principle, she highlights the importance of the protective letter.
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Dr. Elisabeth Stöve is presiding judge of the 4th Chamber for Commercial Matters at the District Court of Düsseldorf, responsible for competition law, Union trademark law, design law, and lecturer in trademark law at the CIP of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.