When can I use the Ecotest label?
The I. Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice, which is responsible for trademark law, has to decide in ...
Tag: Consumer
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 ...
BGH on right of withdrawal and mattresses
The VIII Civil Senate of the Federal Court of Justice has ruled that a contract of sale concluded by a ...
Can I talk badly about a competitor?
If it is public, you should be careful with it. This is especially true if the content is not true, ...
Customer reviews through sweepstakes? Warning!
Sweepstakes are a tried and tested means of marketing for many online retailers, both on their own website and in ...
Attorney’s fees of a warning association not refundable
If a competition association itself has issued a warning and asks the admonisher to provide further explanation of this warning, ...
Paid number in disclaimer inadmissible
Following the ECJ decision on the use of paid numbers to contact an online retailer (CJEU, judgment of 02.03.2017 – ...
Conditions of price indications in the fine print prohibited
A car dealer may not advertise a car at a price that is dependent on the buyer paying for his ...
Legal opinions are an error in the meaning of the UWG
Already a few times I had to tell clients that one should be very careful when one communicates - possibly ...
Email in spam order: Delivered!
Yesterday I stumbled upon an interesting ruling by the Supreme Court in Vienna. For Austria, the latter has finally decided ...
Valve + 5 game publishers and violation of geoblocking/antitrust law
I hinted at it in this post on the geo-blocking regulation. Now the European Commission has informed Valve, as owner ...
The risk of an injunction
Time and again, one has to hear from clients that, in the event of a warning that seems justified, one ...
Warranty and indication of liability for defects
As I often write, the establishment of an online service or an online shop is currently riddled with so many ...
Right of withdrawal and mattresses
The ECJ has ruled that the right of withdrawal also applies in the case of the purchase of a mattress ...
LG Karlsruhe: Tagging photos without advertising label
Influencer's decision-making around tagging brands on Instagram continues. And as has often been said here on the blog, the warning ...
Online retailers: Alcohol sales online only from 18/16!
At the end of January this year, the Regional Court of Bochum ruled that the age restriction for alcoholic beverages ...
Online retailer: information about warranty terms
A popular warning topic for online retailers, be it in their own online store or on trading platforms such as ...
Differential taxation and price indications Regulation
In tax law, lawyers can usually argue even more than is not otherwise the case in civil and industrial property ...
Purchased reviews on Amazon
With a decision published today, the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main prohibited the publication of "purchased" customer reviews ...
Terms and Conditions and Prohibited Clauses
Prohibited clauses in player contracts of esport teams A few days ago, I reported how many types of contracts are ...