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Current Events

28./29.09.2023
Lissabon – EFLA Congress 2023: The Future of Food and Food Law
(EFLA)

10. - 11.10.2023
Mainz – Fachtagung Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
(Akademie Fresenius)
Competences
Litigation
Good prior advice helps avoiding litigation. Our counselling services are built on our longstanding experience in litigation and our ripened assessment of the legal situation. Should litigation become unavoidable, one needs to take the proper strategic measures.
We represent our clients in all courts, particularly when it comes to unfair competition and public law, be it as claimants or defendants. As far as our focus areas of practice are concerned, we also assume the defence in statutory/ criminal offence proceedings, if necessary with the help of criminal law specialists.
Below is a list of some of the court decisions our lawyers obtained for our clients:
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European Court of Justice, judgement from 19 January 2017, Az. C-282/15, „Queisser Pharma GmbH & Co. KG/Bundesrepublik Deutschland“: enrichment of foods – unlawful national prohibitions
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European Court of Justice,judgement from 3 September 2015, Az. C-321/14, „Colena AG/Karnevalservice Bastian GmbH“: Non-corrective colour contact lenses featuring designs — Statement on the outer packaging describing the product in question as a cosmetic product.
to the judgement... - Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice, judgement from 26 February 2014, ref. I ZR 178/12 – „Praebiotik ®“: trademarks as unauthorised health claims for baby food.
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European Court of Justice, judgement from 3 July 2012, ref.: C-128/11 – „usedSoft“: distribution of second-hand software licences via internet downloads
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Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg (Hamburg Court of Appeals), judgement from 1 March 2012, ref.: 3 U 160/10: health claims for baby food („Praebiotik® + Probiotik®“)
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Bundesverwaltungsgericht (Federal Administrative Court), judgement from 1 March 2012, ref. 3 C 15.11: glucosamine and chondroitin as characteristic and common ingredients of foodstuffs
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Bundesgerichtshof, judgement from 12 January 2012, ref.: I ZR 211/10: Admissibility of a discount system for pharmaceuticals procurement from abroad ("Apotheken-Pick-Up")
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Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Hamburg, decision from 2 November 2011, ref.: 5 W 115/11: unconstitutionality of referral to another chamber debating on the merits
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Oberlandesgericht München (Munich Court of Appeals), judgement from 29 July 2010, ref.: 29 U 5013/09: Admissibility under trademark law of import of pharmaceuticals branded with "H 15 Gufic"
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Bundesgerichtshof, judgement from 15 July 2010, ref.: I ZR 123/09: glucosamine sulphate – subjecting nutritional substances to the possibility of authorization contrary to EU-law
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European Court of Justice, judgement from 8 November 2007, ref.: C-143/06: ECJ – "Ludwigs-Apotheke": Adistribution of price lists for individual importation of pharmaceuticals (§ 8 HWG)
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Contact
Meisterernst Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB
Herzog-Heinrich-Str. 1, 80336 Munich
Current Events

28./29.09.2023
Lissabon – EFLA Congress 2023: The Future of Food and Food Law
(EFLA)

10. - 11.10.2023
Mainz – Fachtagung Nahrungsergänzungsmittel
(Akademie Fresenius)
Cooperations
Our guiding principle „Thinking further“ also applies beyond the work we carry out our very selves. Through permanent cooperations and as part of different networks, our law firm and its lawyers are in constant contact and exchange with other experts.
Networks
Our lawyers inter alia engage in the following institutions:
If need be, our permanent scientific cooperation partner RDA Scientific Consultants GmbH, supports us in complex scientific and regulatory matters. We also collaborate intensively with our colleagues from the law firm Belmont | Legal specialised in commercial and company law.
Whenever legal questions with an implication of foreign law occur, we provide multinational concepts in a time-and cost-effective way thanks to our trusted and straightforward cooperation with befriended foreign colleagues.
Beyond our work for clients, our lawyers also active members in a number of specialist associations and scientific institutions. Our clients profit from the insight and contacts gained from these activities.
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RDA Scientific Consultants GmbH http://www.rda-science.com |
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Belmont | Legal http://belmontlegal.de |
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RECHTSANWALTSKANZLEI DR. VERGHO + PARTNER mbB http://vergho-donaubauer.de/ |
In multinational scenarios we work closely together with specialised foreign colleagues and other independent experts. We are therefore able to provide specifically tailored concepts across broders and clarify legal issues with foreign implications early on.
Contact
If you have any questions, don't hesitate calling us or sending an e-mail.