Purity of German beer/Reinheitsgebot in Deutschland
am 24.02.2005 von TransblawgBundesverwaltungsgerichtentscheidung zu Schwarzbier (Az. BVerwG 3 C 5.04). The German Federal Administrative Court today decided that a German beer to which sugar was added can be called …
Softwarepatente/Open-Source bzw. “The Great Free Beer Debate”
ipweblog.de / Vielen Dank an Patentanwalt Axel H Horn (BLOG@IP::JUR) für seinen Hinweis auf den netten Artikel “The Great Free Beer Debate” von Patent Attorney David Musker. Wer sich mit der derzeitigen Lage bezüglich Softwarepatenten auseinanderzuse…
German Federal Constitutional Court decision in English/Bundesverfassungsgericht Entscheidung auf Englisch
Transblawg / The decision of the Federal Constitutional Court of 14th October 2004, which was widely commented on in the press - it deals with how far German courts are obliged to enforce decisions of the European Court of Human Rights -...…
US Marke: B.B. Bürgerbräu
MarkenBlog / Die dargestellte Wort-/Bildmarke wurde am 15. April 2005 von der tschechischen Budejovicky Mestansky Pivovar a.s. beim US Patent and Trademark Office angemeldet. Das Amt führt die Marke unter der Registernummer 78609922. Beansprucht wird der Schut…
No beer for judge/Amtsrichter darf im Gerichtsgebäude kein Bier trinken
Transblawg / Fürther Nachrichten reports that the local court judge (Amtsrichter) Werner Schultheiß, who is retiring on April 1, would like to drink beer with his colleagues. Those in charge are not prepared to relax the total ban on alcohol in the Fürth …
Was ist Bier?
Rechtblog / Mit dieser Frage hatte sich der Bundesfinanzhof (BFH) in einem Fall zu befassen, in dem es um die Besteuerung eines aus den Niederlanden unter der Bezeichnung “malt beer base” bezogenen Produktes ging. Unter Zusatz von Limonade wurde das …
Extraterritorial Banking
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Frequently, Europeans claim excessive extraterritorial effects of American laws but they are guilty of the same approach to regulatory oversight. A July 5, 2007 ruling of the Frankfurt administrative court in the matter 1 E 4…
Fathers Day / Vatertag
Transblawg / Father's Day / Herrentag was originally the day of God the Father, hence today, Ascension Day. At some time it became a day for drinking beer. I didn't even realize this till recently. German legal weblogs report that drinking and driving a…
CNN.com - Beer-guzzling bears and other strange tales - Dec 27, 2004
Bonn Blawg / CNN.com - Beer-guzzling bears and other strange tales - Dec 27, 2004 Der etwas andere Nachrichtenrückblick: die stories auf CNN.com, die mittels des Button e-mail this an einen anderen user geschickt wurden. Interessant ist hier auch, daß nach de…
Extradition Stopped
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / SWM - Berlin. The German Constitutional Court, Bundesverfassungsgericht, stopped the extradition of German citizen Mamoum D. to Spain. D. is suspected of supporting terroristic groups, including Al Quaida, since the late nineties. Most of the…
Jail for Incest Deferred
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The federal constitutional court in Karlsruhe is to rule on the issue of the criminal prohibition of incest and its compatibility with the constitution. In a preliminary decision of March 1, 2007, the court decided against gra…
Torts and Arbitration
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. An American arbitration clause provided by contract for retail securities transactions does not cover tort claims arising under the German statute for investor protection, the Düsseldorf appellate court decided on Decemb…
Soldier with Conscience
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. In a complex ruling in the matter BVerwG 2WD 12.0-4 of June 21, 2005, the Federal Supreme Court for Administrative Law, Bundesverfassungsgericht, in Leipzig determined that (1) the U.S./U.K. war in Iraq violates international…
New German elections / Neuwahl in Deutschland
Transblawg / perlentaucher.de verlinkt internationale Kommentare zu den Neuwahlen. perlentaucher.de (in German) gives a number of links to international coverage (some of it in English) on the German elections called for by Schröder. Some papers are trying o…
Beer Gate?
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Transblawg reports of an age discrimination case in Germany involving an interpreter at the Hannover Fair. While this is interesting news, the comments lead to more revealing information. We read that Bush poured himself a be…
Surviving in Germany/Überlebenstipps Deutschland
Transblawg / Spiegel Online is preparing a Germany Survival Bible. If you’re an expat or someone who has spent time in Germany, we want your help. Why do pedestrians wait for the light to change at 3:00 a.m.? Why are the shops closed on Sunday? Is German b…
Pleading Jurisdictional Defects
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. In a victory for foreign plaintiffs, the eighth civil division of the Federal Supreme Court, Bundesgerichtshof, in Karlsruhe decided on June 1, 2005 that a motion to dismiss for lack of local jurisdiction should be construed t…
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