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Archive for October, 2015

PRICE MARKING OBLIGATIONS FOR TOUR OPERATORS REGARDING COMMERCIALS FOR HOLIDAY PACKAGES (OGH VOM 11.08.2015, 4 OB 107/15M)

Monday, October 12th, 2015

A tour operator is not contrary to European Union law or national standards when he adverts in a brochure for holiday packages with prices beginning “at” regarding specific seasons, as long as he shows the seasonal price differences clearly.
However, if the tour operator suggests an allegedly exclusivity of prices and if he does not aim at a concrete addressed audience, he can be accused of misleading business practices.

UWG-Verfahren wegen Verstoß gegen das GSpG – eV (OGH vom 19.05.2015, 4 Ob 70/15w)

Monday, October 12th, 2015

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TWO-YEAR DEADLINE FOR ENDOWMENT ALLOWANCE – THEORY OF WEALTH VICTIMS (OGH 06.08.2015, 2 OB 125/15V)

Monday, October 12th, 2015

During the investigation of the legal shares, the endowment allowance is excluded, if the donee is not entitled for the legal shares and if there is a period of least two years between the endowment and the death of the testator.

EUGH: THREEDIMENSIONAL BRAND – EXISTING SIGN OF TRADEMARKS, REGISTRATION BARRIER (EUGH 16.09.2015, C-215/14, SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ)

Monday, October 12th, 2015

The EU established some registration barriers to work against the registration of technical manufacturing possibilities. The applicant of a trademark must be able to prove that the features he wants to register are only attributable to his way of manufacturing so that the origin of the product can be clearly identifiable.