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Prerequisites for a nuncupative will http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/law-of-succession/last-will-and-testament.html Faced with his imminent death, a testator is still able to prepare a nuncupative will, i.e. a will to which three persons are witnesses.…

EGC: Winnetou to retain trademark protection for time being http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/trademark-law.html On March 18, 2016, the General Court of the European Union ruled that the well-known novel character Winnetou shall continue…

Bundeskartellamt investigates ticket allocation for Euro 2016 http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/antitrust-law.html The allocation of tickets for the UEFA European Championship in France has triggered the involvement of the Bundeskartellamt, Germany“s Federal Cartel Office.…

BGH on advertising without option to order http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/advertising.html The Bundesgerichtshof (BGH), Germany“s Federal Constitutional Court, has ruled that advertising (http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/advertising.html) for textiles need not mention their composition if the promotional…

Panama Papers – Voluntary disclosure in response to tax evasion http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/tax-law/voluntary-disclosure.html The so-called „Panama Papers“ have the potential to reveal tax evasion on a massive scale. German tax evaders can…

EGC: „Spa“ not a Community trademark for cosmetics http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/trademark-law.html The term „Spa“ is not a generic name for cosmetics and cannot be registered as a Community trademark. That was the…

EGC: Advertising featuring positive properties of dextrose misleading http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/advertising.html In its ruling of March 16, 2016, the General Court of the European Union (EGC) confirmed that advertising for dextrose featuring…

Wohnimmobilienkreditrichtlinie enters into force: Withdrawal still possible until June 21 http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/banking-law.html The entry into force of the Wohnimmobilienkreditrichtlinie heralds the end of the so-called „ewiges Widerrufsrecht“ (perpetual right of withdrawal)…

BGH: Reasons for withdrawal immaterial http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/banking-law.html According to the Bundesgerichtshof“s (BGH) ruling of March 16, in which it bolstered consumers“ right of withdrawal, consumers“ reasons for availing themselves of their…

Competition Law: Deceptive packaging is misleading http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/competition-law.html Large packaging but little in the way of contents. The OLG Hamburg (Higher Regional Court of Hamburg) has ruled that this kind of…

Arrangements need to be made early on for business succession http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/company-law/business-succession.html Business succession can prove to be a crucial issue, especially in the case of family businesses. That is why…

OLG Frankfurt: Valid will requires serious intention to draft a will http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/law-of-succession/last-will-and-testament.html For documents to be recognized as a will, it needs to be possible to discern a serious intention…

Grounds for challenging a will http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/law-of-succession/last-will-and-testament.html Heirs who are disappointed with the content of a will may under certain circumstances be able to challenge the will if they have good…

Unfair advertising: Health claims concerning foods http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/competition-law.html Health claims pertaining to foods have to satisfy strict requirements if they are to avoid infringing competition law (http://www.grprainer.com/en/legal-advice/intellectual-property-law-and-trademark-law/competition-law.html). That was the verdict…