If you are a private person and think to isse a warning notice under competition law you may need to read this article. A warning notice under competition law may only be issued in business dealings, i.e. among entrepreneurs. Private
BKartA´s latest decision on the Amazon concern
Are you curious to know more about the Amazon´s legal rights in Germany? Horak Attorneys at Law is the law firm you are looking for. The Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt, BKartA) classifies Amazon as a company with outstanding cross-market importance
Restricts of Competition: The Apple Pay Case
Apple Pay Restrictions: It’s a EU Competition Case The EU Commission considers the use of the NFC interface in the iPhone solely by Apple Pay to be an abuse of Apple’s dominant position in the markets for mobile wallets on
Large digital companies abuse control
Bundeskartellamt releases a statement about the Alphabet/Google abuse control For the first time, the Federal Cartel Office has certified Google’s “overriding, cross-market importance” for competition and can now prohibit practices of the company that endanger competition. According to Andreas Mundt,
OLG Rostock sees breach of competition on LUCA App
Rostock and the Luca-App breaching competition laws Learn more about this last tribunal decision: Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Rostock (Urt. v. 11.11.2021, Az. 17 Verg 4/21) The Rostock Higher Regional Court has decided: the direct award of the Luca app by
Competitive Terms and Symbols
Competition Regulations for everyone Everyone who is active in the business environment must observe, among other things, the provisions of the Unfair Competition Act (UWG). The UWG protects competitors, consumers and other market participants from unfair behaviour. Ultimately, the following applies:
Summery of unfair competition law in Germany
Where is the German Competition Law regulated? Violations against the Act on Competition? What can the Competitor do against Unfair Advertising ? Chease-and-Desist Declaration with Penalty Clause – What does it mean? What can happen, if the Parties do not
Unfair Competition Law in Germany: perfect teeth
Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court (Case No. 6 U 219/19)We all know the trick and it has happened to all of us at least once in a lifetime. You see an advertising and you absolutely fall in love with