Der Lizenzvertrag. Michael Groß

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Название Der Lizenzvertrag
Автор произведения Michael Groß
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Серия Recht Wirtschaft Steuern - Handbuch
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isbn 9783800592883



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nur die Konkurrenzlage wesentlich beeinflusst, sondern es kann im Einzelfall vielmehr die Wirtschaftlichkeit einer gesamten aufgebauten Produktion in Frage gestellt werden.

      Im Hinblick auf die entscheidende wirtschaftliche Bedeutung weiterer Lizenzvergaben ist davon auszugehen, dass der Lizenzgeber nicht beliebig viele Freilizenzen vergeben kann, ohne gegenüber früheren Lizenznehmern gegen den Grundsatz von Treu und Glauben zu verstoßen, da durch eine solche Vorgehensweise die Grundlagen des Vertrages mit den früheren Lizenznehmern massiv angegriffen würden. Wieweit die Beschränkungen des Lizenzgebers durch den Grundsatz von Treu und Glauben gehen, kann jedoch insgesamt abschließend nur aufgrund der Umstände des Einzelfalls beurteilt werden.

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      1 BGH, 23.3.1982, GRUR 1982, 411 = BGHZ 83, 251, 256; Benkard, PatG, Rn. 99 ff. zu § 15; Henn, Rn. 143 ff.; Pagenberg/Beier, 204 Rn. 72 f.; Pahlow, Mitt. 2012, 249 ff.; McGuire, Mitt. 2013, 207 ff. 2 Vgl. insoweit zustimmend Pagenberg/Beier, 204 Rn. 72 f. 3 BGH, 29.4.1965, GRUR 1965, 591. 4 Zu der kartellrechtlichen Problematik vgl. Rn. 537 ff., 549 f.; siehe auch Rn. 279 und 422.

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