A manufacturer of a product cannot bring an action before the competition courts to have the patent specification of a product intended for a [...]
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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 [...]
Learn morePortal Operator Can Be Held Liable for Copyright Infringement by Portal Users
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), which is responsible for copyright law, among other things, has ruled that the operator of a recipe collection on the Internet [...]
Learn moreFIFA Defeated in Dispute Over World Cup Trademarks Against Ferrero
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for competition and trademark law, among other things, has ruled on FIFA's claims for cancellation of trademarks [...]
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