Suchergebnisse für Immaterialgüterrecht

Sekundärnutzung von Mobilitätsdaten: Infrastruktur und Governance bei Mobility-as-a-Service

Proponents and opponents hotly debate the so-called secondary use of data in sectors as diverse as health, education, energy and mobility. The parallelism of these discussions has led politicians to call for a framework law on the secondary use of data. By choosing Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS), a promising service in the mobility sector, this article explores two connected features such a…

Relative Marktmacht, Geoblocking und Digitalisierung

The rules on relative market power, recently introduced into Swiss competition law, generate far-reaching overlaps with the geo-blocking prohibition that took effect in parallel, as part of Swiss unfair competition law. This contribution analyses these overlaps, with a focus on the “shop like a local” principle which is also known from EU geo-blocking rules. Furthermore, the provision…

Möglichkeiten zur rechtsgeschäftlichen Begründung von Sicherungsrechten an Kryptowährungen als unkörperliche Gegenstände sui generis unter geltendem Recht

Cryptocurrencies and related financial instruments have become very popular. In addition to the purchase of real cryptocurrencies, several exchange traded products are offered on SIX and other exchanges that track the change in value of the underlying cryptocurrencies. Such adoption in the financial market and, in particular, the obligation to provide legally enforceable collateral in favor of…

Haftungsrechtliche Stellung der Bank bei Vollmachtsverhältnissen

A. hatte die Verwaltung ihres Vermögens ihrem langjährigen Bekannten C. (nachfolgend «Vollmachtnehmer») anvertraut. Der Vollmachtnehmer eröffnete in den Jahren 2005 und 2007 zwei Konten im Namen der…

Funktion(en) des Aktienrechts – vom Organisationsrecht zum Katalysator der Gesellschaftspolitik?

Swiss Corporate Law (Articles 620 et seq. of the Swiss Code of Obligations) is undergoing permanent changes since the 19^th century. Originally, these articles provided the legal basis for structuring and organizing corporations in the most efficient way – not more; therefore, the main focus was placed on protection of investors (i.e. the legal protection for both shareholders and creditors). Over…

Leuchttürme oder Untiefen?

Sometimes, courts must remain silent for many years on important questions, simply for lack of cases, until we find ourselves suddenly confronted with unexpected decisions. This happened with the possibilities corporations had to deal in their by-laws with blockage situa­tions in the shareholder meeting. The Federal Tribunal overturned last year a decades old rule enabling companies to attribute…

Der Stichentscheid in der Generalversammlung unter dem Aspekt des Gebots der schonenden Rechtsausübung

Die Hotel A. AG in U. bezweckt hauptsächlich die ­Verwaltung des Hotels A. in Baden. Ihr Aktienkapital von CHF 500 000 ist aufgeteilt in 380 Stammaktien zu CHF 1000 und 1200 Stimmrechtsaktien zu CHF…

Eigentum an Sachdaten: Eine Standortbestimmung

In both legal writing and the public debate, there is a noticeable trend of growing support for some type of data ownership. This article examines the ongoing debate, thereby providing some contextual insights and a starting point for future research. In particular, we argue that a potential right to data ownership does not neatly fit into existing categories of property rights and liability…