News in Competition law

Strict Guidelines for Discount Price Advertising – OLG Nuremberg Case No.: 3 U 460/24 UWG   When advertising with price reductions, the reference price must

Violation of the Health Claims Regulation   A pharmaceutical company advertised that it could provide thicker hair within a few weeks. However, the claims were

Ruling of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) on June 27, 2024 – Case No.: I ZR 98/23 Climate protection is an important issue for

Munich Regional Court on Protected Geographical Indication – Case No. 33 O 4023/23 In a legal dispute before the Munich Regional Court I, the focus

Ruling of the Hamburg Regional Court on Brownies with Less Sugar and Fat Brownies that are perfect for a diet? Such advertising claims are certainly

Behind the stars must actually be customer ratings. Star ratings on the internet are common and can influence purchasing decisions. However, advertising a product with

Violation of Competition Law – Judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg Many companies advertise with the note “known from…”. After a judgment of

Misleading claims fall foul of competition law Beer is not all fun and games. That was certainly the position of Munich’s regional court – the

Ruling of OLG München – Ref.: 6 U 3908/22   Advertisements that promote zero-percent financing have the potential to mislead consumers and hence to fall

Frankfurt’s higher regional court – the Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Frankfurt – has ruled that the use of the term “center” in connection with a medical practice

Advertisements that feature health claims can fall foul of competition law if the claims have not been reviewed and cleared by the European Food Safety

Promoting products with expressions such as “climate neutral” has the potential to be misleading and to fall foul of competition law. Such was the verdict

A product labeled as caramel pudding must in fact contain caramel. Flavoring agents won’t cut it, says Munich’s regional court, the Landgericht (LG) München (case