Influencers violate law when they do not mark the links as advertisement
The Regional Court in Karlsruhe in the judgment of 21 March 2019 stated that influencers who publish on Instagram and
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Jurisprudence
Hashtag #ad at the end of the post on Instagram is not sufficient advertisement’s marking
The Higher Regional Court in Celle on 8 June 2017 delivered the judgment in which it stated that the big
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Obligation of marking of influencers’ advertisements depends on the content of the certain post
The Higher Regional Court in Berlin in the judgment of 8 January 2019 stated that not every influencer’s post which
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Information access claim of art. 2861(1)(3) of Industrial Property Law contrary to the Constitution
The Constitutional Tribunal in its judgment of 6 December 2018 stated that art. 2861(1)(3) of Industrial Property Law is contrary
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The taste of food products is not eligible for copyright protection
In the judgment of 13 November 2018 the Court of Justice of the EU was supposed to answer the questions
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Polish order for payment proceedings questioned by the CJEU
The Court of Justice of the European Union issued a decision important for Polish consumers in which it assessed Polish
Read moreDispute over obstructing market access for collecting fees other than the trade margin for accepting goods for sale
The action of collecting the so-called “slotting fees” is defined in art 15 sec.1 point 4 of the act on
Read moreUnlawful 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
Read moreDamages for infringement of copyright in the amount of twice of the hypothetical royalty normally due is compatible with EU law
The Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment of 25 January 2017 answered a question referred for
Read moreBlocking 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
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