BGH on Liability for Customer Reviews on Amazon
The Federal Court of Justice currently has to decide whether the supplier of a product offered on the online trading platform Amazon is liable under…
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Federal Cartel Office forces Amazon to make changes to terms and conditions for sellers
Due to antitrust concerns of the Federal Cartel Office, Amazon is changing its terms and conditions for merchants on Amazon’s online marketplaces. The changes concern…
Amazon can’t just freeze seller funds
The District Court of Hildesheim has put a stop to Amazon, by means of an injunction, forbidding its well-known practice of simply freezing funds. Amazon…
Can Amazon view alternative products in search?
The I.E. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for trademark law, among other things, has to decide whether an internet…
Changing a foreign Amazon description can be anti-competitive
Changing a competitor’s description for an Amazon product can be anti-competitive. In the case to be decided by the Regional Court of Düsseldorf, someone changed…
ECJ: Amazon doesn’t have to offer users a phone number
The Federal Association of Consumer Centres and Consumer Associations, Consumer Association of the German Federal Association of Consumers, sued Amazon before the German courts with…
OLG Munich with warning verdict on checkout at online retailers
So i.m. reached a potentially relevant verdict of the OLG Munich, because although it is based on the checkout page of Amazon, it actually affects…
Amazon sellers and duplicate product pages
The issue and case law are from last year, but there still seem to be sellers at Amazon who don’t know it and fellow lawyers…