Chocolate teddy bears of Lindt do not infringe the rights of the manufacturer of jelly teddy bears
The Federal Court of Justice of Germany (BGH) ruled that marketing by the company Lindt of chocolate teddy bears wrapped
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The German Federal Court of Justice stated that an administrator of a tourist portal enabling users to assess hotel facilities
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Transfer of competitor’s employees in the light of article 12 of the Act on combating unfair competition
An entrepreneur of the furniture industry brought an action concerning inter alia conduct of a competitor consisting in transferring employees
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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 sole existence of interest in pursuing protection against the acts of unfair competition is not enough to obtain protection
The claimant was an insurance broker, who asked an insurance company (the defendant) to propose an offer of complex insurance
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Publication of sponsored articles without proper marking constitutes an act of unfair competition provided for in § 4 no. 11 UWG
The Federal Court of Justice of Germany (BGH) considered a case in which the publisher of newspaper from Stuttgart sued
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Production and technological process as a company secret
In the case in question, an action was brought by a company engaged in production and sales of electric and
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Regulation on „shelf fees” in conformity with the Constitution
Having examined the constitutional complaint concerning a ban on hindering entrepreneurs’ access to the market by charging fees other than
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Electronic cigarette as illegal competition for tobacco stores
On 9 December 2013, the Economic Court in Toulouse issued a judgment in favour of the owner of a
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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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