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		KingOfCoders on Jan 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber discovered they’d been defrauded out of 2/3 o... Luckily bidding on your competitors name is illegal in Germany. We did get our competitors to not do that with some letters from lawyers.

baybal2 on Jan 4, 2021 [–]

I always thought that it was clear cut decided by Interflora case in EU court, and that such bidding is only prohibited if impersonation happens.

KingOfCoders on Jan 4, 2021 | [–]

IANAL

In Germany there is a law against dishonest competition, called "Gesetz gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb".

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