Posts tagged #UWG
All Posts‘Carbon Neutral’ Flights? AUA under Fire for Greenwashing
Competition LawSustainability is a valuable marketing tool, but it should not be taken too far. Austrian Airlines’ “carbon neutral flights” ads overstepped the bounds, turning greenwashing into unfair competition. In the case at hand, Austrian Airlines (AUA) promot...
OGH: Consumers can sue for damages under the UWG
Corporate LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, OGH) sticks to its point of view: Consumers have the right to sue for damages resulting from unfair business practices of an entrepreneur. It thus confirmed its legal view, which it took for the first...
OGH: Sec. 1 UWG - Disparagement of the competitor
The competitor may not disparage his rival competitor out of hand and harm him in a business sense, even if a business-damaging allegation is true. An unnecessary and unobjective disparagement, which may contain a kernel of truth, is contrary to fair...
LG Linz: Misleading advertising for protective masks
Protective mask manufacturers may not advertise that masks with integrated silver provide effective protection against bacteria, viruses and germs and can therefore protect against infection with COVID-19. On the homepage of the defendant protective ...
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