Invoice for fake order? BGH says: Is anti-competitive
The Federal Court of Justice has passed a judgment that could well have the potential to cause headaches for many...
Competition law
Should we ever sign a declaration of injunction?
Today I would like to raise one issue, because many are hardly on their radar. That is the question of...
Customer reviews on the Internet
Since a few weeks ago a client had approached me about a problem around customer reviews, today I would like...
OLG Hamburg: less means less than less
Advertising statements and the UWG are often not really close friends and the jurisprudence to misleading representation or statements is...
Trade Secrets Protection Act: Act now!
Since 26 April 2019, the new Trade Secrets Act has implemented an EU directive that has so far received little...
Likes may not be used after company change
In the meantime, there are more and more judgments that deal with when and under what circumstances likes, fans or...
Direct debit in online retail at the end? The EU’s SEPA Regulation!
Legal experts have been pointing out the risk of offering the direct debit procedure due to the Geoblocking Regulation (see...
Chamber court: “Best price” is misleading
The Chamber Court in Berlin has ruled that phrases such as "sell at the best price", "sell at the best...
ElektroG: Missing ton symbol on product = anti-competitive
The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main has ruled that the lack of a picture of the indication of...
Revocation instruction must include address
On the subject of "loadable address", information in the imprint but also information in the revocation declaration, I have already...
LG Köln to cancel the right of withdrawal for digital downloads
Millions of Android phone users download files or apps from Google's Play Store. However, the Regional Court of Cologne has...
Statement “reopening” requires actual closure
Misleading statements are a regular candidate when it is asked whether there has been a breach of the UWG. And...
Even true statements about competitors only possible to a limited extent!
On Friday I published an article on statements on websites and the danger of misinformation, see here, which received quite...
Internet portal must indicate commissions
As I have already outlined in this article, the train of judgments regarding the labeling of affiliates and commission payments...
LG Munich: Affiliate links must be sufficiently identified!
Important verdict Recently, the Higher Regional Court made a highly interesting ruling on the issue of labeling affiliate links (see...
OLG Frankfurt: No liability for actions of third parties
In a recent decision, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt ruled that an undertaking is not liable for anti-competitive acts...
Online shops and obligation to take back electrical appliances
In a recent judgment, the Landgericht Duisburg ruled that the obligation to take back old electronic devices also applies to...
No more phone numbers in the cancellation declaration?
The ECJ recently issued a groundbreaking decision on the issue of providing a telephone number in the legal notice(see this...
OLG Frankfurt on Influencer & Sneaky Advertising
If an influencer recommends a product without specifying its commercial purpose, this constitutes prohibited disguised advertising if he or she...
Time and again: Advertising with warranty conditions
Time and again, advertising with guarantees for certain products is a case for the courts. Sometimes it's eBay itself, sometimes...
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Double optin procedure
The double opt-in procedure is an important process in digital marketing and email management that plays a central role, particularly...
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