A ban on misleading advertising
The defendant advertised himself in the German business directory, the so called “Yellow Pages”, in the column “Sewage system clearance”.
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A commission given to a professional agency for preparing an advertisement does not absolve an entrepreneur from responsibility for an act of unfair competition
judgment of the Supreme Court of 9 April 2015, file reference II CSK 338/14 The proceedings concerned a claim for
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A tourist portal administrator is not responsible for the opinions published by users
The German Federal Court of Justice stated that an administrator of a tourist portal enabling users to assess hotel facilities
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A raspberry photo on a raspberry flavoured tea pack may be misleading
The Court of Justice of the European Union stated that a label on a fruit tea suggesting that it contains
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Indication of the final prices of air tickets on every reservation phase
In the judgement, which was passed as a response to a prejudicial question of the German Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), the Court
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Advertisement „another pair of glasses gratis” unlawful
The defendant in this case was the optician’s having a network of salons nationwide. In the distributed leaflets, there was
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The name „ENERGY & VODKA” permissible in the light of the EU law
The matter of proceedings was an action for stopping violations of the provisions of the Regulation No. 1924/2006 of the
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“Nordjob”-fair
A compulsory health insurance breaches the prohibition to exploit the commercial inexperience of young persons (§ 4 Nr.2 UWG), when
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Mediation of flights on the internet
The operator of an internet portal on which clients are able to book mediated flights does not violate the prohibition
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