No forum shopping for unfair competition cases and impact on combined trademark and unfair competition cases in Germany

A recent decision by the Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf (reference: 20 W 11/21) states that there is no “itinerant tribunal” in unfair competition cases that occur on the Internet or in other forms of electronic media. In a decision from 16 February 2021, the Appeal Court in Düsseldorf (OLG...