The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision which dismissed an employer's claim that an employee should be liable for surveillance costs incurred by his employer. The decision reminds…

The Supreme Court has once again ruled on a case dealing with the so-called 'picture right' - a provision in the Copyright Act on which numerous decisions are based. In…

With the sale and delivery of a large quantity of branded goods subject to a larger retail chain's retention of title clause, confusion often arises over which goods were delivered…

Auswirkungen des "Styrian Spirit"-Urteils des OGH auf die Gewährung von Sanierungskrediten?

Was hat man der EU nicht schon alles nachgesagt: Vom Verschwinden der gekrümmten Gurken über die Blutschokolade - die EU sei schuld. Gestimmt haben diese Vorwürfe nicht. Nun hängen die…

Austrian law generally allows for imputation or attribution of knowledge to a principal where an agent, in the course of performing that task, learns something about a third party that…

A Constitutional Court decision has reintroduced the legal entity´s rights to legal aid. Legal entities are again entitled to legal aid pursuant to Section 63 if neither the entity nor…

The Supreme Patent and Trademark Board (SPTB) has clarified the status of program logic under the Utility Model Act. The SPTB concluded that program logic can be protected only if…

The Supreme Court recently considered whether an international trademark had a distinctive character that qualified it for protection under trademark law or whether, due to its descriptive nature, it could…

Im österreichischen Recht sind ArbeitnehmerInnen gegen Beendigung des Arbeitsverhältnisses wegen Sozialwidrigkeit geschützt. Das bedeutet, dass ArbeitnehmerInnen ihre Kündigung anfechten können, sofern diese als wesentliche Interessenbeeinträchtigung klassifiziert werden kann. Eine solche…