The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible, among other things, for trademark law, has ruled that the manufacturer of a motor vehicle may not distribute [...]
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According to a judgment of the Cologne Higher Regional Court (OLG Köln) dated December 23, 2009 (Case No. 6 U 101/09), a woman from Upper Bavaria has to pay 2,380 [...]
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A manufacturer of a product cannot bring an action before the competition courts to have the patent specification of a product intended for a [...]
Learn moreAdvertising with a 19% discount can be anti-competitive
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible, among other things, for competition law, has ruled that advertising a price reduction of [...]
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The plaintiff is the German Federation of Consumer Organizations and Consumer Associations. The defendant conducts trade via the Internet trading platform eBay with, among other things, [...]
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The VIII. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible, among other things, for the law of sales. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice has ruled that in a distance selling transaction a right of [...]
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