Costs 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
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Requirements 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 moreDesignation of a business establishment as the object of protection under the act on combating unfair competition
The dispute concerned unlawful use by an ex-employee of the business’s designation and circulation of false misleading information about her
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
Read moreMarking of goods with a name of a place other than the place of production does not mislead an attentive consumer?
Such a conclusion was reached by the Appeals Court in Białystok who in the second instance was settling the dispute
Read moreGermany: changes in the systematic structure of the Act on combating unfair competition
On 10th December 2015, an amendment became effective to the German Act on combating unfair competition (UWG). First of all,
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The defendant advertised himself in the German business directory, the so called “Yellow Pages”, in the column “Sewage system clearance”.
Read moreSimple form packaging and the risk of misleading a consumer
The proceedings concerned a claim for abandonment of acts of unfair competition consisting in copying the outward appearance of products
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