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German Supreme Court’s first decision on “Climate neutral” claims in advertising

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The German Federal Supreme Court issued its first ruling on “climate neutral” claims for consumer products: The simple claim that a product is “produced climate-neutrally” is too vague and constitutes misleading advertising....more

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Influencer marketing, Germany: labelling as advertising in social media posts

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Social media platforms have gained considerable importance in the field of online marketing in recent years and caused controversial legal questions. The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) recently dealt with these in a...more

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OLG Frankfurt a. M. zum Influencer-Marketing: Werbekennzeichnung in Social-Media-Posts

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Social-Media-Plattformen haben in den vergangenen Jahren auf dem Gebiet des Online-Marketings erheblich an Bedeutung gewonnen und für umstrittene Rechtsfragen gesorgt. Der BGH griff diese zuletzt in einer Reihe von...more

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Germany Updates Privacy Guidance through Unfair Competition Act

The German Conference of DPAs (the DSK) has released new (legally non-binding) detailed Guidelines dated February 18, 2022 with respect to direct marketing in Germany. ...more

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BGH zur Social-Media-Werbung für kostenlos zur Verfügung gestellte Produkte

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Influencer, die von Unternehmen kostenlos Waren bzw. Dienstleistungen erhalten und diese anschließend auf ihrem Social-Media-Kanal verlinken, beispielsweise durch das Setzen eines „Tap Tags“, haben die Beiträge grundsätzlich...more

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German Federal Court of Justice decision: Finally more legal certainty regarding influencer marketing

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Due to diverging case law by the courts of instance, there has been considerable legal uncertainty with regard to influencer-marketing in Germany. The obligation of influencers to label certain posts as advertising has not...more

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Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe: Links hidden as "tap tags" are to be labelled as advertising

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A well-known German influencer has to mark her posts on Instagram as advertising if she uses so-called “tap tags” to link her posts with the Instagram profiles of other brands. This was recently decided by the Higher District...more

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German courts set advertising stage for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo

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Although the opening ceremony of the next Olympic Games in Tokyo is still more than a year away, recent decisions of the German courts are already preparing the stage for commercial and advertising activities evolving around...more

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Germany: Defining “Das Original” (“the original”) and when the term may be used

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Claims like “the original” or “the real”, suggesting a certain stance of a product are classics of advertising speech. In a recently published decision in case 13 U 77/18, the Higher Regional Court of Celle (“the Court”)...more

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Investment Funds Update – Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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Law amending Financial Market Laws to Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 and Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2017/2401 published in the Federal Law Gazette - The Law amending Financial Market Laws to...more

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Germany: Influencers, distinctiveness and reputation. A translation round-up

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The following short posts covering competition issues in influencer advertising, trademark distinctiveness for media services and limitations to the power of reputation are translated from our German language blog. ...more

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Investment Funds Update Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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BaFin publishes new circular for investments of German Insurers - As of 12 December 2017 and after a long consultation period, BaFin has published its new Circular 11/2017 (Hinweise zur Anlage des Sicherungsvermögens...more

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#unfaircompetition – limitations to influencer marketing under German law

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More and more companies advertise their products through so called influencer marketing, using the accounts of social media stars to reach their followers. The Higher Regional Court of Celle decided recently that a company...more

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Employee consent to use of personal data reliable under German law

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The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) has published the reasons for its two decisions about whether an employee can revoke consent given to his or her employer for public use of the employee’s image in...more

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