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AI training with Facebook and Instagram

The Cologne Higher Regional Court has decided whether Meta may use publicly accessible data for AI training with Facebook.
Cancellation of the OBI color trademark

Learn more about the cancellation of the orange OBI color trademark and the challenges that come with color trademarks.
Awards for KPW

According to Best Lawyers and Handelsblatt, Clemens Pfitzer and Markus Wekwerth are among Germany’s Best Lawyers 2025.
Physician advertising for dietary supplements

Advertising by doctors is inadmissible if it contains health claims that do not correspond to established scientific knowledge.
E-cigarette pods without age verification

The sale of so-called pods without age verification is anti-competitive. Companies must ensure the protection of minors – otherwise there is a risk of cease and desist letters
Domain Yes, Company No

The combination with a top-level domain alone is not sufficient for generic terms to create a legally registrable company.
GenAI and copyright

EUIPO study: Learn more about GenAI and copyright. What impact does generative artificial intelligence have on copyright law?
Data from Facebook and Instagram for AI training

The Higher Regional Court of Cologne has ruled that Meta may use public user data from Facebook and Instagram for AI training.
Advertising for botanicals prohibited

ECJ: Advertising with health claims for botanicals currently inadmissible under the Health Claims Regulation.
Google is liable for DSA

Google is liable as a disturber from the time it becomes aware of an advertisement by a third party that infringes trademark law.
Textbook publisher infringes copyright

Textbook publisher infringes copyright in young adult novel by reproducing the plot in a teacher’s guide.
No pills on holidays

Pharmacies without an emergency service are not allowed to have medicines delivered on Sundays and public holidays. Otherwise they are acting anti-competitively.
Feel the beat of IP

The motto of this year’s World IP Day is “Feel the beat of IP” and focuses in particular on the music industry.
EU reform of design law

Reform of EU design law Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 of 23 October 2024 modernizes the previous Community Design Regulation and further develops European design law ….
Fat away, but not in advertising

The description of a dietary supplement as a “fat burner” contains a specific unlawful health claim.
Liability for unlawful customer reviews

Companies must take responsibility for any unlawful statements contained in published customer reviews as their own statements.
Health data on Amazon – not without consent

When selling pharmacy-only medicines, a pharmacist must ensure that the customer has consented to the processing of health data.
Illegal advertising with RRP

Advertising with a non-binding price recommendation is not permitted if the recommendation was not determined on the basis of a serious calculation.