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The Federal Supreme Court clarifies important questions in the field of automotive leasing, in particular concerning the relationship of claims by the lessor and the lessee against the seller.

The Supreme Court decides in favor of the internet marketplace represented by me that the protection of trademark rights does not extend to the identity of the seller.

This case forms part of a long line of antitrust damage claims where I have represented the defendants.

The antitrust panel of the Federal Supreme Court strengthens the position of the owners of standard essential patents and finds in favor of my client, the patent owner.

The Supreme Court considers the design protection of parts of a complex product. After refer to the European Court of Justice (C-123/20) the Supreme Court vacates the Court of Appeals decision that I had appealed and remands the matter to the Court of Appeals.

In a leading case concerning the danger of confusion in trademark law, the Federal Supreme Court follows my argument that descriptive elements common to both trademarks have to be considered and vacates the decision by the Federal Patent Court that had taken the opposite view.

The antitrust panel vacates a judgement that had dismissed the complaint of my client, a cable network operator against a public broadcaster and sets guidelines how the compensation for distributing broadcasts by cable are to be calculated.

I enforce a contractual use restriction for certain real estate that my client had agreed with a competitor. The Federal Supreme Court accepts my argument that this agreement is not subject to the form requirements of real estate transactions.

The media companies represented by me achieve an important victory against the distributers of so-called advertising blockers that had been considered legal in earlier decisions.