{"id":24909,"date":"2025-03-09T11:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T09:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpw-relaunch.wp1.visual4.com\/themen\/risk-of-repetition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:08:47","slug":"risk-of-repetition","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/kpw.law\/en\/topics\/risk-of-repetition\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk of repetition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The risk of repetition<\/h2>\n\n

Begeht jemand eine Rechtsverletzung (z.B. im Markenrecht<\/a>, Wettbewerbsrecht<\/a>, Urheberrecht<\/a>, Designrecht<\/a>, Patentrecht<\/a>), so begr\u00fcndet dies eine Wiederholungsgefahr<\/strong>. Dahinter steht die \u00dcberlegung, dass jemand, der einmal eine Rechtsverletzung begangen hat, dies wahrscheinlich wieder tun wird. Die Rechtsprechung geht davon aus, dass die Wiederholungsgefahr automatisch gegeben ist, wenn eine Rechtsverletzung bereits einmal stattgefunden hat. Dies bedeutet, dass der Verletzer daf\u00fcr Sorge tragen muss, diese Wiederholungsgefahr auszur\u00e4umen.<\/p>\n\n

The risk of first offense<\/h2>\n\n

In contrast to the risk of repetition, the risk of first infringement<\/strong> refers to the imminent first-time commission of an infringement. It exists if there are concrete indications that an infringement is imminent. An example of this is, for example, a trademark application without having already used the trademark. <\/p>\n\n

How can the risk of repetition be eliminated or cease to exist?<\/h2>\n\n

To eliminate the risk of repetition, it is not sufficient to simply stop the infringement. Rather, case law requires concrete measures to demonstrably exclude a repetition. <\/p>\n\n

Reasons for the elimination of the risk of repetition can be, for example<\/p>\n\n