It is an abuse of rights and therefore inadmissible if a creditor offers a debtor to waive the initiation of proceedings in return for payment of a sum of money before the initiation of regulatory proceedings.
According to German courts, inducing a competitor to breach a contract is generally considered unfair and therefore anti-competitive.
An overview.
Do online retailers also have a duty to provide information about manufacturers’ warranties?
The question is highly controversial in legal terms.
A summary of the legal situation.
In competition law, it can happen that you are informed of a possible infringement of competition law without being formally warned.
An overview of the so-called authorization request.
If Amazon blocks a seller account, the online retailer must conclusively explain the reasons for the block.
This was the opinion of the Munich Regional Court in a recent preliminary injunction case.
The OLG Frankfurt a.M. has determined that a newspaper article that reproduces a company’s press release almost verbatim is anti-competitive.
Entrepreneurs are protected against various types of anti-competitive imitation of their products by third parties. This also includes cases in which third parties have dishonestly
Advertising claims about medicinal products are judged particularly strictly under competition law. This includes the principle that advertising may only be based on statements that
Trade secrets are among a company’s particularly sensitive information. However, according to the German Trade Secrets Act (GeschGehG), legal protection of this information is subject
In the dispute between Haribo and Vitana, the Cologne Higher Regional Court has ordered the latter to cease and desist. Specifically, the dispute concerned vegan
