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Der Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union („EuGH") hat in seinem Urteil vom 20. Dezember 2017 (C-393/16) zur Verkehrsbezeichnung „Champagner Sorbet" ...

Almost one year after the publication of a first ministerial draft, the 10th amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition has entered into force on 19 January.

The German Federal Civil Court (BGH) has held that both direct and indirect purchasers may sue for antitrust damages, but defendants may raise the passing-on defense.

On 12 May 2026, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) drew the line on how far mass claims aggregation can go (case no. KZR 6/24 – Sammelklage-Inkasso).

Earlier this year, on 19 January 2021, the 10th amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC, Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen, GWB)...

The decision rendered by the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe ("Higher Regional Court") relates to the specification of various criteria regarding the enforcement of standard-essential patents laid down by the Court of Justice...

Wem droht wann und wie lange ein Eintrag in die „schwarze Liste"?

In 2006, we reported on the 2005 reform of the German competition and antitrust law to bring it closer in line with the corresponding EU legislation. We believe an update at this time is appropriate.

Europe's first legislative proposal addressing the digital economy and related competition issues is one step closer to becoming a reality.

On 20 December 2023 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its 2023 Credit Rating Agency (CRA) Market Share Report.

In order to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and the European Green Deal - climate neutrality by 2050 - significant CO2 reductions in specific, especially emission-intensive sectors ...

Becoming more sustainable is an epic task. Not only for governments, but for society as a whole. Companies notice this as customers are increasingly demanding sustainable products.

Since March 7th, all core platform services that the European Commission has designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) so far, must comply with the DMA's obligations...

By judgement dated 24 October 2011 (docket no. KZR 7/10), the Antitrust Senate of the German Federal Court of Justice upheld the validity of the termination of the independent press wholesaler Heinz-Ulrich Grade KG by the Bauer Media Group.

This time we focus on: Regulators' attempts to tame digital markets worldwide in the wake of DMA.

With its decision of 5 October 2004 the <I>Bundesgerichtshof </I>(Federal Supreme Court) of Germany (the "Court") has abandoned its decisional practice that the scope of a product market due to legal principles is geographically limited to the territory of Germany. In its decision the Court recognizes the concept of market definition based on economic principles and acknowledges that product markets may be transnational.