Rechtsprechung

  • Rechtssachenbeschreibung
    • Nationale Kennung: Supreme Court, Judgment 4 Ob 195/17f
    • Mitgliedstaat: Österreich
    • Gebräuchliche Bezeichnung:N/A
    • Art des Beschlusses: Beschluss des Obersten Gerichts
    • Beschlussdatum: 24/10/2017
    • Gericht: Supreme Court
    • Betreff:
    • Kläger:
    • Beklagter:
    • Schlagworte: comparative advertising, top-level advertising, incorrect assertion.
  • Artikel der Richtlinie
    Misleading and Comparative Advertising Directive, link
  • Leitsatz

    ECLI:AT:OGH0002:2017:0040OB00195.17F.1024.000


    A media organisation that has reported about an event only a few hours earlier than anyone else, may not, without acting misleadingly and thus unfairly, claim to have reported about it "exclusively".

  • Sachverhalt

    The complaining party is the media owner of the daily newspaper "Österreich". The defendant party is the media owner of the periodical "Kronen Zeitung". The parties in dispute are therefore in competition for readers and advertisers.

    The defendant claimed to have reported exclusively about a concert of the Rolling Stones. In fact, it had reported that the Rolling Stones would perform in Austria in its morning edition, while another media organisation had released the information in the afternoon of the same day.

  • Rechtsfrage

    How should lead position advertising be evaluated and treated? What does "exclusive" mean in an advertisement?

  • Entscheidung

    Lead position advertising is a special case of comparative advertising and must be examined against the facts of para. 2 (1) (2) UWG. It can only be objected to under competition law if the alleged lead position does not correspond to objectively verifiable facts or if the announcement is otherwise likely to mislead the target public.

    A report is exclusive if the information on which it is based is only available to the publishing medium, and the procurement of this information usually requires special journalistic research. "Exclusive" is, therefore, a synonym for “solely” and not for “early or similar interpretations”.

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  • Ergebnis

    The Supreme Court dismisses the extraordinary appeal for review.