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Often, foreign companies are involved in patent litigation in Germany. The goal of this book is to focus on patent litigation in Germany while still touching a broad scope of issues in a way that gives the practitioner a quick overview. The book starts with the chapter on the European Patent with unitary effect and its Enforcement. Particular emphasis of this book is put on the broad field of patent infringement, questions regarding the scope of patent protection, different forms of infringement, the strategic choice of offensive and defensive legal actions as well as their interaction with and the course of nullity proceedings. Furthermore, questions regarding antitrust law and possible IP arbitration proceedings are addressed.

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This Manual in the English language outlines mergers & acquisitions under German law. Every aspect of a M&A transaction considering possible German peculiarities is illuminated by the authors: preparatory steps, the sale and purchase agreement as well as post-closing measures. Furthermore, there is relevant information on taxation, employment law and competition law issues. Some precious insight is given on tactical strategies for companies in the forefront of a takeover.

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edited by Hans-Christian Ackermann and Dr. Michael Rath, written by Hans-Christian Ackermann, Dr. Stefan Altenschmidt, Silvia C. Bauer, Rüdiger Bonnmann, Ingo Erberich, Dr. Ulrike Freigang, Dr. Michael Fritzsche, Dr. Franz-Rudolf Gross, Dr. Hans-Georg Hahn, Dr. Richard Happ, Dr. Stefanie Hellmich, Dr. Helmut Janssen, Dr. Thomas Kapp, Dr. Rolf Kobabe, Dr. Thomas Kuhnle, Claudia Leyendecker, Dr. Detlef Mäder, Achim Meier, Dr. Alexander Mönnig, Ulf-Dieter Pape, Dr. Michael Rath, Dr. Wulff-Axel Schmidt, Dr. Volker Schneider, Ulrich Siegemund, Dr. Holger Stappert, Volker Steimle, Dr. Detlev Stoecker, Thomas Weidlich, Reinhard Willemsen, Jutta Wittler and Dr. Angelika Yates

Doing business in Germany offers many opportunities for foreign and domestic investors. This Guide is an introduction to the current legal and tax regimes which are essential to understand when doing business in Germany. The chapters on business law outline the legal alternatives which exist for structuring a company efficiently, as well as employment requirements and real estate matters. Other key topics include IT, copyright and other rules applicable to companies with a business seat in Germany.

edited by Carl Baudenbacher
2011, 256 pages
ISBN 978-3-941389-08-3
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In October 2010, renowned authorities in the field of international dispute resolution from Europe, North America and Asia gathered in St.Gallen to discuss »The Role of Precedent in Dispute Resolution«. While most observers associate precedent with common law and the stare decisis doctrine, some forms of precedent are nevertheless practiced in civil law jurisdictions and in international or supranational legal orders.

It is a rather undefined role that precedent plays in international law and it may strongly vary from one legal order to another. The 3rd St.Gallen International Dispute Resolution Conference approached this subject in four panels: »Common law and civil law«, »Arbitration«, »European High Courts« and »The World Trade Organization«.

edited by EFTA Court
2012, 239 pages
ISBN 978-3-941389-10-6
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The volume contains the speeches of the international conference hosted by the EFTA Court on 17 June 2011 on »Judicial Protection in the European Economic Area«. The volume documents not only the outstanding contributions made but also the discussions and thereby bears witness to the lively atmosphere at the conference. It is meant as an input to the current discussion on the accomplishments, problems and future of the EEA Agreement.

Christof von Dryander and Klaus W. Riehmer (Editors), written by Christof von Dryander, Klaus W. Riehmer, Jens Hafemann, Tobias Kircher and Dirk Matthes
2011, 402 pages 
ISBN 978-3-941389-07-6
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This book on the obligations of and risks for management and board members in German corporations is intended to serve as a source of general guidance and specific reference for board members in Germany. As a consequence of the globalization of the businesses of many companies, the composition of corporate boards is now much more international compared to a few years ago. Foreign board members in particular require access to English-language sources that help them navigate through the myriads of legal and other requirements that provide the framework in which board members of German companies work.

edited by Carl Baudenbacher
2010, 244 pages
ISBN 978-3-941389-06-9
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The topic of the 2nd St. Gallen »International Dispute Resolution Conference« was »Judicial dialogue« from various perspectives. The conference featured outstanding speakers with rich experience in their respective fields. They shared their views on judicial dialogue from a wide array of professional backgrounds: as academics, counsels, judges or arbitrators.

by Bernhard Großfeld
2010, 302 pages
ISBN 978-3-941389-05-2
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Comparative lawyers have to deal with many questions: What is law at home and abroad, what are legal rules here and there? How can we compare the largely unknown? The author Prof. Dr. Bernhard Grossfeld answers as follows: Law is part of a people´s identity as an imagined community and stands for a common dream, e.g. an American dream or a German dream. Geography and communications with signs form these dreams. In various chapters Grossfeld decodes the connections of religion, literature, poetry, music and mathematics with law.

written by Professor Dr. Carl Baudenbacher, President of the EFTA Court,
Director of the Institute of European and International Business Law at the University of St.Gallen, Visiting Professor at the University of Iceland
2010, 180 pages
ISBN 978-3-941389-04-5
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The book is based on lectures the author gave at the University of Iceland School of Law in 2009. Its aim is to explain the working and the case law of the EFTA Court in view of its embeddedness in the institutional framework of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Although Europe is a special case with regard to the judicialisation of law, Baudenbacher’s insight and his conclusions may contribute to a better understanding of the functioning of international courts in general.

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Not only but also in terms of banking and financial markets, the Federal Republic of Germany is one of the leading market places in Europe and thus, in all modesty, also in the world. And Frankfurt is its financial centre. Frankfurt is not the world‘s biggest off shore centre. This is still London. It is also not the centre of the world’s biggest domestic market. That is still New York. But at the centre of Europe, surrounded by a strong national economy, with intensive contacts to the vital markets in Central and Eastern Europe, the host of the European Central Bank and one of the highest regulated markets in the world, the German financial markets and their regulation are certainly worth a closer look.

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The International Dispute Settlement Conference, which was held for the third time in the last few years, was generously hosted by the City of St. Gallen, which followed in the steps of Austin, TX, and Salzburg. Renowned experts from all over the world, attended the International Dispute Settlement Conference to discuss and debate the newest developments in the field of Dispute Resolution.
Dispute Resolution touches upon key aspects of law, politics and business, which alludes to its practical signifi cance and its high grade of interdisciplinarity, a feature that the University of St. Gallen holds very dear.

edited by Claudia Milbradt, written by Isabel Carulla, Daryl Fairbairn, Anna Gruchol, Jean-Frédéric Gaultier, Ling Ho, Heiner Hugger, Diana Kaufmann, Emmanuelle Levy, Mélanie Loos, Montserrat Lopez-Bellosta, Barbara Maucher, Claudia Milbradt, Alexandra Pygall, Daniel Royle, Wolfgang Schönig and Audrey Shum
2009, 422 pages 
ISBN 978-3-941389-01-4
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Counterfeiting and product piracy has become the catchphrase for a white collar crime, which has reached troubling dimensions. This handbook should be of interest to those of you whose everyday work involves safe-guarding the interests of intellectual property by taking measures aimed at combating counterfeiting and product piracy. It provides both an overview of relevant intellectual property rights and the full array of measures that companies can take to enforce their intellectual property rights.

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Disputes regarding M&A transactions are often subject of arbitration proceedings. Their inherent flexibility creates scope for manoeuvre that, skilfully handled, can significantly contribute to the successful outcome of a dispute. The tactical opportunities of the arbitration process – against the background of eight key jurisdictions – are introduced and discussed in this book:

– Selection of adequate proceedings
– Structuring the arbitration agreement (procedural rules, place and language of arbitration, multi-party situations)
– Preparing the proceedings
– Constitution of arbitration tribunals
– Interim relief
– Institution of proceedings and suspension of limitation periods
– Termination of the arbitration proceedings
– Measures against the arbitration award
– Recognition and enforcement of the arbitration award
– Annex: Comprehensive collection of relevant arbitration rules and national legislation

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Written by a widely recognized expert panel from premier German and international law firms, this title explains key issues and pitfalls arising from clients‘ transactions in Germany. It helps the reader gain a better understanding of what actions need to be taken and possible outcomes of those actions. This softbound twovolume work is updated annually.

– Written by more than 50 highly regarded and well-known authors
who quickly educate readers on key issues
– Off ers analytical, concise discussion of all aspects of business law in Germany, off ering one-stop research for practitioners
– Provides practice-oriented examples and case studies that make application of legal theory easy for busy practitioners