Translation of "Cost of litigation" in German

It will also reduce the cost of patent litigation.

I recognise that there are legitimate doubts and concerns: the cost of litigation under the EPLA, the impact of the rules of procedure, which we have yet to see, and the independence of the EPLA judges from the EPO.

Of course, there are downsides to patent law expansion, prime among them the increased incidence and cost of litigation.

At the same time, the high cost of multiple patent litigation in several Member States is hampering access to justice.

The differences between the national court systems in Europe and the lack of reliable data on the cost of litigation (in particular lawyers’ fees) in most countries make it very difficult to assess the cost of patent litigation.

The European Small Claims procedure, which simplifies, speeds up and reduces the cost of litigation in cross-border cases for claims up to EUR 2 000, will be made more accessible for consumers.

Another example is the European Small Claims Procedure which simplifies, speeds up and reduces the cost of litigation in cross-border cases for claims up to €2000.

Apart from the cost of litigation in the normal courts the Consumers Association was not allowed to represent it's members in court.

Apart from the cost of litigation in the normal courts the Consumers Association was not allowed to represent its members in court.

Likewise, the rules on the cost of litigation and the ultimate liability for the parties' attorneys fees also determine the effectiveness of substantive liability rules and principles.

The purpose of the Commission proposal is to simplify, speed up and reduce the cost of small claims litigation — a procedure available to litigants as an alternative to the procedures existing under the laws of the Member States, which will remain unaffected.

The study 'Enforcing small firms' patent rights' found, for ex ample, that 49% of small businesses see the cost of patentdefence litigation as a significant deterrent to investing in new inventions.

Then there is the other practical constraint that he referred to of the cost of litigation, so often a deterrent, and in this respect the Commission has long been an advocate of the small-claims procedures, which need to be developed and not inhibited.

The rapporteur's exact words — which go straight to the heart of the matter — are that 'whenever legal proceedings are contemplated by a visitor to another Member State — or where they are commenced against such a person — there is an inevitable uncertainty in particular regarding the likely cost of such litigation.

Even those statutes intended to protect the owners of property at the time of the extension of the United States' borders, such as the 1851 California Land Act, had the effect of dispossessing Californio owners ruined by the cost of maintaining litigation over land titles for years.

This delay in court action for persons participating in such proceedings causes legal uncertainty, in particular, and contributes to the increasing financial cost of litigation.

These include tighter regulatory requirements, the increased cost of compliance and litigation, and headwinds in the macro-economic environment.

Pressure ulcers place a major burden on healthcare systems worldwide, with an emerging additional cost of litigation increasing in importance over recent years.

If the third party bringing the action succeeds pursuant to Section 771 ZPO and our attempt to obtain by compulsory execution the cost of the litigation from the third party bringing the action fails, the buyer is responsible for the damage suffered.

It is specifically made to comply with the duty to mitigate damages, not to meet the cost of this litigation the Abmahner imposed and enforced by courts .

The Company will pay its arbitration costs as required by the JAMS Rules and, in the event that you are able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, the Company will pay as much of your arbitration filing and hearing fees as the arbitrator deems is necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive as compared to the cost of litigation.

However, not all investigative journalists are in a position to expend the substantial resources necessary to bring FOIA lawsuits, and even large media outlets may conclude that the cost of litigation outweighs the benefits.

However, for many SMEs and individual inventors the costs of litigation can be prohibitive.

Insurance services covering expenses arising from legal expenses and the costs of litigation.

The defendant must pay the costs of litigation.

The costs of litigation and contract expenses, if the buyer had paid.

This procedure simplifies, speeds up and reduces the costs of litigation in crossborder cases concerning uncontested pecuniary claims.

Furthermore, the cost of litigations would be tough to meet for SMEs because every litigation concerning an EPO patent would go directly before a new international court – a real own-goal for Europe’s competitiveness.

It is not good enough just to say 'we are not going to do what the United States did', especially when, it must be said, after giving a considerable amount of detailed consideration to the issue, Mr Sánchez Presedo's report goes into seeking to resolve, as it were, all these difficulties by changing the burden of proof, introducing punitive damages - at least in relation to cartels - and cost-free litigation, confusing EU and national competences, changing the rules in relation to disclosure, and cutting out of the assessment of the costs of this litigation any principles in relation to subsidiarity, proportionality or whether there is a proper legal base.

Given the costs of litigation, it is unlikely that individual consumers will bring small-value damages claims against the perpetrators of competition law infringements.

Secondly, we have had a feasibility study done on the question of insurance against the costs of patent litigation.

The potential costs of litigation can play a role in the claimant's decision on whether to commence a court action.

It has significantly reduced the cost of litigating cross-border small claims and the duration of litigation.

To further reduce the costs of litigation and the length of proceedings, the use of modern communication technology by the parties and the courts and tribunals should be further encouraged.

Given the differences in the costs of litigation and in standards of living between the Member States, they should accordingly be left free to define the threshold above which a person would be presumed able to bear the costs of proceedings, in such a way as to attain the objectives of the Directive.

The Commission can accept the common position which, although modifying some specific features of the Commission’s original proposal as amended following Parliament’s opinion, remains faithful to the objective of simplifying, speeding up and reducing the costs of litigation concerning uncontested pecuniary claims.

The fine-tuning of elements of mismatch between the Directive and other EU legislation will improve legal clarity for businesses, workers, and authorities, and reduce the costs of potential judicial litigation.

The purpose of this Regulation is to simplify, speed up and reduce the costs of litigation in cross-border cases concerning uncontested pecuniary claims by creating a European order for payment procedure, and to permit the free circulation of European orders for payment throughout the Member States by laying down minimum standards, compliance with which renders unnecessary any intermediate proceedings in the Member State of enforcement prior to recognition and enforcement.

The Court points out in that regard that any other interpretation would fail to meet the objective of the regulation, as it may increase the duration and complexity of the European order for payment procedure, add to the costs of such litigation and deter the claimant from initiating such a procedure, encouraging him, instead, to have recourse to national procedures under which it will be possible to obtain all the interest to which he is entitled.

Given the costs of litigation and the low value of their individual claim, it is unlikely that individual consumers will in practice be in a position to bring a damages action against the infringer.

The objective of the Regulation is to simplify, speed up and reduce the costs of litigation in cross-border cases concerning uncontested pecuniary claims and to permit the free circulation of European orders for payment throughout the Member States.