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One Year of Pandemic-Driven Video Hearings at the German Federal Court of Justice in International Patent Matters: Interview with Federal Judge Harmut Rensen, Member of the Tenth Panel in Civil Matters

Conflict of Laws

German civil procedural law allows for video hearings under section 128a (1) German Code of Civil Procedure. Things are cetainly more difficult when it comes to the taking of evidence. The Panel has done this only once so far, apparently within the scope of application of the EU Taking of Evidence Regulation.

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One Year of Pandemic-Driven Video Hearings at the German Federal Court of Justice in International Patent Matters: Interview with Federal Judge Hartmut Rensen, Member of the Tenth Panel in Civil Matters

Conflict of Laws

German civil procedural law allows for video hearings under section 128a (1) German Code of Civil Procedure. Things are certainly more difficult when it comes to the taking of evidence. The Panel has done this only once so far, apparently within the scope of application of the EU Taking of Evidence Regulation.

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