Resumen de Germany: : OLG Frankfurt am Main decides that “Immer Netz … hat der Netzer” slogan is not misleading
In a ruling of 25 September 2014 (case no. 6 U 111/14), the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt am Main Court of Appeal - OLG) decided that the advertising slogan for a mobile phone tariff, “Immer Netz ... hat der Netzer” (the network never fails the networker), was not a misleading statement for the purposes of Article 5(1)(1) of the Gesetz gegen unlauteren Wettbewerb (Act against Unfair Competition - UWG) concerning the essential characteristics of a service.
