Jackie Wu, from WLN member firm in Shanghai Long An Law Firm, visits Bufete Mañá-Krier-Elvira, WLN member firm in Barcelona. Read more about the collaboration of the two firms, here.
In its recent decision of 18.10.2023 on GZ 9 ObA 68/23z, the Austrian Supreme Court had to assess a question on the liability of a legal entity as an employer.
The European Union also launched a financial assistance programme last year called the SME Fund 2023 to help EU-based SMEs protect their intellectual property rights. Learn more here.
According to the Grand Chamber of the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal, special circumstances should be taken into account more in the assessment of this (a "case-oriented, contextual approach").