Identical press titles and misleading the consumer
On 16 November 2016 the Supreme Court was resolving a dispute concerning the use of identical press titles in the
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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
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 moreDescription of the button for ordering the Internet service Amazon-Prime to be changed
In the opinion of the Higher Regional Court, the description on the button for ordering a gratuitous trial subscription to
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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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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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