Unfair competition
In unfair competition law, the firm's expertise covers the following activities and areas of advice in particular
Advice on advertising measures and product design
- Advice with regard to competition law risks in the design of advertising measures, in particular with regard to disclosure obligations, statements used in advertising, in particular on business relationships, the market position of the company and its products/services, property rights, official tests and test results/seals, environmental compatibility and organic production, sales occasions, pricing, price recommendations, sales promotions and comparative advertising
- Advice with regard to competition law risks in the design of product design, product packaging and product features
Enforcement of claims against unfair competition
- Warning of unfair competition, in particular in the case of:
- Product imitations and avoidable misrepresentation of origin, exploitation of reputation and damage to reputation
- Misleading advertising
- Reduction of competitors
- Prevention of competition
- Defense against warnings due to unfair competition
- Enforcement of claims against unfair competition in preliminary injunction proceedings (injunction), in particular at trade fairs
- Enforcement of claims against unfair competition in legal proceedings (including injunctive relief, information, damages)
- Defense against threatened and issued preliminary injunctions, in particular filing of protective letters, filing of objections, advice on internal company measures, recalls and customer communication, submission of final declarations
- Representation in preliminary injunction and lawsuit proceedings before all German civil courts