Price comparisons featuring tariffs both with and without price quotations are considered to be a form of unlawful comparative advertising and in breach of ...
Michael Rainer
Companies usually agree to post-contractual non-compete clauses with their managing directors. These need to be balanced to ensure they don"t end up null and ...
Pharmacies are not allowed to give their customers small gifts when filling their prescription. The Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany"s Federal Supreme Court, ...
Evoking protected designations of origin may be unlawful. That was the verdict of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a ruling from May 2, ...
If certain products are excluded from a promotional advertising campaign, this needs to be clearly indicated. The Landgericht (LG) Arnsberg, the Regional Court ...
According to a ruling of the Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Zweibrücken, the Higher Regional Court of Zweibrücken, from February 28, 2019, public authorities must not ...
The Markenrechtmodernisierungsgesetz (MaMog), i.e. the Trademark Law Modernization Act, entered into effect in Germany on January 14, 2019, introducing a ...
According to a ruling of the Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany"s Federal Supreme Court, even if works of art are no longer protected by copyright, taking ...
The Bundeskartellamt, Germany"s Federal Cartel Office, has imposed a total fine of around 13.4 million euros on a bicycle wholesaler for entering into resale ...
The Bundeskartellamt, Germany"s Federal Cartel Office, has imposed a fine of around 1.4 million euros on an asphalt manufacturer for entering into illegal ...
Either party to a commercial agency agreement can give the other extraordinary notice of termination for good cause. One important example of good cause is ...
In recent times, public pressure has continued to mount on managers in cases involving claims arising from damage or loss. Governing bodies and executives can ...