Pharmaceutical packaging with promotional surplus: The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) rejects appeal against non-admission

It remains the same: the advertising claims with which a pharmaceutical company from Hohenlockstedt advertised its OTC product on the outer packaging are inadmissible. The BGH dismissed the pharmaceutical manufacturer’s appeal against denial of leave to appeal without further explanation. The decision of the Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court, which Merx Pütz Rechtsanwälte obtained on behalf […]

Twice before the ECJ and back

Now that the ECJ has also ruled on the first question referred by the Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the BGH will hear the case on 27 July 2023 at 9.00 a.m. on the permissibility of offering cigarette packs through vending machines at supermarket checkouts (case reference I ZR 176/19). The plaintiff, a non-smokers’ association, […]

Merx Pütz offers apprenticeship to become a paralegal

Merx Pütz Rechtsanwälte is looking for an apprenticeship as a paralegal to start on 1 September 2023. Requirements: overview, organisational talent, accuracy and the willingness and ability to take on responsibility. If you are interested and are looking for an apprenticeship in a small but specialised team with a bright future, you have come to […]

Merx Pütz offers apprenticeship to become a paralegal

Merx Pütz Rechtsanwälte is looking for an apprenticeship as a paralegal to start on 1 September 2023. Requirements: overview, organisational talent, accuracy and the willingness and ability to take on responsibility. If you are interested and are looking for an apprenticeship in a small but specialised team with a bright future, you have come to […]

Success at the Federal Court of Justice (BGH): On the designation of a vinegar preparation with low acidity and high fruit content as “vinegar” – referral back to the Higher Regional Court of Munich

At the request of our client, the BGH has overturned the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich in an action brought by us, in which the court of second instance had held that the designation of vinegar preparations with a low acid content and a high fruit juice or fruit pulp content as […]