"The Justizstandort-Stärkungsgesetz introduces major reforms to improve Germany as a choice for international commercial litigation, focusing on procedural protections for trade secrets."
"This legislation amends Germanyâs Code of Civil Procedure to respond to the need for stronger safeguards to protect trade secrets across various legal clashes."
On April 1, 2025, new legislation, the Justizstandort-Stärkungsgesetz, aims to position Germany as a prime location for international commercial litigation. Key features include establishing commercial courts and allowing English in civil proceedings. It also revises the German Code of Civil Procedure to bolster protections for trade secrets, currently limited in scope. Existing trade secret protections do not extend to broader civil disputes, raising significant procedural gaps, particularly highlighted by the January 2021 Düsseldorf court ruling. This new law seeks to resolve such issues and enhance litigants' confidentiality.
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