Ratnerprestia, german ip firm settle over soured merger. He has also advised on fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory licensing issues and represented clients in such proceedings. Here you will find information and contact details of the attorney dr. Jochen buhling is a member of the german group of aippi, as well as of grur, and the german american lawyers association dajv. Enforcement of unfair competition and consumer protection. Translations may not be updated at the same time as the german legal provisions displayed on this website. He was admitted to the german bar in 1983 and to the new york courts and the us. The amending statute against unfair competition uwg 2004 came into force on that day. Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain jrc publications. In this post we will concentrate on how the act against unfair competition grants protection against unfair practices in the course of the business and the main procedural aspects of the ip claims in germany. Substantive policy chapter 4 trademark and unfair competition. The contents of this page may be downloaded and printed out in single copies for. Unfair or disloyal competition in commercial law is a deceptive business practice that causes.
Act against unfair competition gesetz gegen unlauteren wettbewerb uwg, in. Trademark and unfair competition conflicts by tim w. The act against unfair competition outlaws unfair practices in the course of business by a respective general clause. One is that, under continental laws, rules against unfair competition relate to a. Accordingly, the legal consequences of violations of fair competition and the enforcement of law are marked by civil claims. The new german act against unfair competition german law. German words for competition include wettbewerb, konkurrenz, wettkampf, turnier, konkurrenzkampf, wettstreit and preisausschreiben. District court under the federal unfair competition act the. As a law clerk, jochen buhling worked for several months in an american law firm in. Struck focuses both on national and international contract and corporate law, commercial law as well as it law. The act against unfair competition has been thoroughly revised with the aim of. July 8, 2004, marked a cornerstone for the german law against unfair competition. He has recently authored books on ip arbitration and ip and competition law. The german act against unfair competition uwg the professional association of legal journalists has recently published a guide regarding the uwg which ought to help laymen and laywomen understand the complexity of the law.
The salt german farmers protested wednesday against a free trade deal with the u. Pdf the scandinavian model of unfair competition law. Section 3 prohibition of unfair commercial practices. The new german act against unfair competition german law archive. The german system of protection against unfair competition in germany, protection against unfair commercial practices has been based on civil law for more than 100 years. The higher regional court of munich decided on may 10 th, 2012 that positive display of a companys products in a wikipedia article that was amended by the director of the company constitutes disguised advertising and thus unfair competition as defined by section 4 no.
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