Higher Regional Court of Celle (judgment of 12 May 2026 – 13 U 88/25): Without a clear agreement, the party commissioning advertising photos acquires no right to pass them on to dealers – dealers must verify the chain of rights themselves.

Higher Regional Court of Koblenz (judgment of 2 June 2026 – 9 U 1015/25): Anyone who plans, installs or maintains PV systems without registration in the register of skilled crafts acts anti-competitively – a warning-letter risk for the PV market.

General Court (judgment of 18 March 2026 – T-108/25): A sign is descriptive if the relevant public immediately understands it as an indication of characteristics of the goods – one possible meaning is sufficient.

Local Court of Munich (final judgment of 13 February 2026): AI-generated output is only protectable if human creative influence recognisably shapes it – documentation is decisive.

Higher Regional Court of Munich (judgment of 18 December 2025): Utilitarian objects, too, can be protected by copyright – and when several participants are joint authors.