Information on test results must be easily and clearly verifiable

In line with established case law, Duisburg Regional Court ruled that providing a link to the test results as part of advertising with the test verdict “test winner” is insufficient. The case law of the BGH requires not only that a reference to the test is provided at all, but also that this information is easy for the consumer to find due to the design of the advertisement. This requirement is not met if the user first has to search for the test results via a link on the advertiser’s website(Duisburg Regional Court, judgment of 2 May 2019, ref.: 4 O 219/18).

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