Verhinderung rechtsmissbräuchlicher Abmahnungen im Lauterkeitsrecht

A comprehensive analysis of the possibilities for preventing the abuse of warning letters in unfair competition law.

German unfair competition law is characterized by the special effectiveness of law enforcement. On the other hand, however, it is constantly accused of encouraging abusive warning letters. This thesis takes up the problem of the abuse of warning letters and analyses the possibilities of effectively countering this without impairing the legal protection under unfair competition law more than necessary. In this context, the thesis also analyses the effects of the provisions of the Gesetz zur Stärkung des fairen Wettbewerbs.