Retail chains on the warpath of comparative advertising
It is hard to find anyone who has not recently noticed the intensified phenomenon of aggressive advertising campaigns of
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Jurisprudence
„Bait” advertising in Polish and German jurisprudence
Polish as well as in German case-law regularly raise the issue of the so-called „bait” advertising. Both legal systems
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Forcing to use the services of a specific appraiser by a bank to value real estate as an act of unfair competition
Using the banks’ loan offer to finance the purchase of real estate is associated with the need to evaluate the
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“Biohumus” – does a designation of a fertiliser can be misleading as to its composition?
In the unfair competition case which had its finale before the Supreme Court, the defendant was the producer of organic
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Purchase of tickets for cultural and sport events on the Internet – when is there no right of withdrawal?
The subject matter of the request for a preliminary ruling by the EU Court of Justice was the issue of
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“Order with obligation to pay” and „complete booking” – unequivocal confirmation for consumer
According to Article 8(2) second subparagraph of the Directive 2011/83 of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, in case of
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Manufacturer’s guarantee – what must trader inform about in the internet offer?
In the judgment of 5th May 2022, case number C-179/21, the CJEU took the position on the scope of information
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Online disparagement – CJEU decides where to bring an action
In the judgment of 21 December 2021 in case C-251-20, the Court of Justice of the EU took a stance
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Similar website address and e-mail address as an act of unfair competition
An entrepreneur who tries to build his own business on the basis of an internet domain name under which another
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Court battle for Christmas gingerbread cookies
For many people Christmas means meetings with the family at the Christmas Eve table and time for rest, however for
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