Competition law
Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court, judgment of September 9, 2020, Ref.: 6 U 38/19
On the labeling obligation of advertising posts on Instagram by influencers.
Dennis Tölle
9. September 2020
Blog posts
Category: Competition law
OLG Brandenburg: Waiting too long can refute urgency
One applicant in the preliminary injunction proceedings had waited over two months after learning of the relevant infringement before initiating proceedings. This was already too
Dennis Tölle
2. September 2020
Competition law
OLG Frankfurt a.M., judgment of August 20, 2020, Ref.: 6 U 270/19
Unfair advertising with reviews on social media platforms that are submitted by participating in a competition.
Dennis Tölle
20. August 2020
Deposit in advertising brochure not to be included in total price
An association that monitors compliance with competition rules had objected to a food distributor’s price indication in an advertising brochure. The competition association criticized the
Dennis Tölle
18. August 2020
Online store: Two contracts – two buttons
The Nuremberg Higher Regional Court has ruled that a single “order now” button is misleading if it is not clear that two contracts are being
Dennis Tölle
18. August 2020
Competition law
3,000 € contractual penalty for failure to provide information on the supervisory authority
The repeated failure to state the supervisory authority in the legal notice of a website justifies the payment of a contractual penalty of €3,000.
Dennis Tölle
31. July 2020
Google is not allowed to rate hotels with stars
The Berlin Regional Court has ruled that Google LLC, Mountain View (USA) may not in future advertise hotels located in Germany with the claim “X-star
Dennis Tölle
28. July 2020
Competition law
Telephone advertising under competition law: an unreasonable nuisance?
Telephone advertising is a particularly strictly regulated form of advertising under competition law.
In order to use it lawfully, it is therefore important to pay attention to a few things.
Dennis Tölle
24. July 2020
Hipp advertising slogans for children’s milk are misleading
The Regional Court of Munich I has prohibited an advertisement by the manufacturer of baby food Hipp under threat of a fine of up to
Dennis Tölle
22. July 2020
Tesla advertising on Autopilot and autonomous driving misleading for consumers
In the opinion of the Regional Court of Munich I, some of the manufacturer Tesla’s advertising statements on autonomous driving constitute misleading commercial acts pursuant
Dennis Tölle
22. July 2020