Fighting unfair competition in the UK and Germany: An Anglo-German perspective

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Fighting unfair competition in the UK and Germany: An Anglo-German perspective

Managing IP Correspondent
September 02 2016
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Germany and the UK both offer brand owners the means to protect unregistered IP rights. Angela Fox and Michael Nielen of Maucher Jenkins outline the similarities and differences between the rules in the two countries

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