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Hamburg Regional Court: Health Advertising for "Gamer" Energy Drink Inadmissible

In its decision of 19 January 2023 (Case No.: 312 O 256/21), the Regional Court of Hamburg had to deal with the admissibility of various statements advertising an energy drink in which the drink was said to increase the ability to concentrate and react. The question arose as to whether such statements could constitute an infringement of Art. 10...

FSA Arbitration Board: Stricter Requirements for the Support of Training Events by Member Companies

A decision by the Arbitration Board of the German Association for Voluntary Self-Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Industry (FSA) concerns the sponsoring of external training events and the assessment of the existence of an “incentive effect”, which overturns the previous ruling practice of the FSA.