Unlawful advertising comparing the prices of products offered in shops of different formats
The subject of the dispute before the Court of Appeal in Paris (Cour d’appel de Paris) was misleading nature of
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Blocking ads on the internet as an aggressive commercial practice
Higher Regional Court in Cologne examined the question of legal admissibility of offering software blocking online advertising. The publisher of
Read moreOut-of-court settlement of consumer disputes in 2017
On 10 January 2017 the Act of 23 September 2016 on out-of-court settlement of consumer disputes enters into force. The
Read moreIdentical press titles and misleading the consumer
On 16 November 2016 the Supreme Court was resolving a dispute concerning the use of identical press titles in the
Read moreIs a volume-related discount an act of unfair competition?
In the judgment of 21 April 2016 the Court of Appeal in Katowice considered the question of qualifying the volume-related
Read moreCosts of transferring the vehicle from the manufacturer to the dealer is an integral part of the final price
The question referred for a preliminary ruling to the Court from the German Federal Court of Justice was whether an
Read moreRequirements for advertising using quality marks
In the judgment of 21st July 2016, the German Tribunal of Justice defined/stipulated what criteria must be met so that
Read moreDistribution of leaflets encouraging clients to change a service provider is an act of unfair competition
By the judgment of 9th May 2016, the Appeals Court in Cracow resolved the dispute concerning distribution of promotional materials
Read moreRedemption of discount coupons of the competition is not an act of unfair competition
The defendant in the case was an owner of a network of chemists where customers could use discount coupons to
Read moreGeographic designation of the product „Himalaya Salz” can be misleading
The German Federal Tribunal of Justice [BGH] decided the important issue concerning the use of geographic designations to mark products
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