BGH decides on abuse of rights with regard to Umwelthilfe
The First Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for claims under...
Competition law
Warned off by a competition association?
As you can see from my blog posts, there are many things to consider when it comes to warning letters,...
BGH on consumer information on advertising materials
The almost innumerable consumer protection standards often require that the consumer information is placed directly on the advertising material, first...
Draft law to strengthen fair competition
The German government has introduced a new bill to strengthen fair competition, which could help small and medium-sized companies in...
Incompletely served preliminary injunction must be revoked
As a lawyer in the field of IT, competition law, copyright law, cease-and-desist letters and preliminary injunctions are actually commonplace,...
Coffee advertising via LinkedIn – not like this
Sometimes I feel like I'm too good for this world. I could perhaps make more money from it if I...
Bundeskartellamt and ratings on the Internet
The German Federal Cartel Office has launched a sector inquiry into user ratings on the Internet. Research and media reports...
No more free tissues at the pharmacy?
The First Civil Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for claims under...
Unity Media and WLAN hotspot: customers do not have to agree
The First Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for claims under the...
Not clickable OS link..again and again!
Since I have just received another current and absolutely unnecessary warning regarding the EU dispute resolution platform, I would like...
Check24 may no longer list HUK Coburg without prices
On the comparison portal Check24, the tariffs of the insurance company HUK and Allianz have been listed for years with...
“Olympic-quality” clothing not anti-competitive
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for the protection of...
Commercial agents are agents within the meaning of the UWG
Many companies make use of sales representatives, in one form or another, sometimes obviously (see the well-known vacuum cleaner sales...
Telephone advertising without a valid callback number is unfair
The Munich Higher Regional Court ruled at the end of last month that, in the context of telephone advertising, the...
Warning letters due to missing basic prices
In the business of warning letters, there are always ups and downs and certain topics are more topical than others....
BGH on the costs of partially successful warning letters
The German Federal Court of Justice recently issued an interesting decision on questions of costs of a warning letter if...
Advertising with self-evident facts
Based on a mandate from last year and a recent request, I would like to point out today that advertising,...
OLG Munich prohibits Amazon Dash Buttons
I myself am actually an IT nerd and a regular customer at Amazon. But I've always been suspicious of the...
BGH considers Uber Black to be anti-competitive
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible among other things for competition law, today...
BGH limits the warning mania!
I have already dealt with the topic of abusive cease-and-desist letters here on the blog a few times, and the...