Apr 20, 2022 Austrian Advertising Council Denies Sexist Advertising By Dr Stefan Kofler In its ruling the Austrian Advertising Council came to the decision that no sexualising content could be identified and that there was...
Apr 19, 2021 Austria: "Oral Vaccination" Illegal Label for Wine By Dr Stefan Kofler In March 2021, a winery put a wine on sale with the label "Oral Vaccination” (in German: Schluckimpfung) as a PR campaign. A week ago,...
Dec 09, 2019 Are you wild enough... By Dr Stefan Kofler for a sexy women’s downhill run? An Austrian ski-resort operator (Lizum) placed an advertisement showing a female model in a white...
Sep 16, 2019 Austria: No trademark protection for “Black Friday” By Dr Stefan Kofler In a recent decision the Austrian Court of Appeal in Vienna rejected an application to have the term “Black Friday” registered as...
Sep 10, 2019 Austrian Advertising Council establishes Anti-Sexism Advisory Board By Dr Stefan Kofler The Austrian Advertising Council recently announced that it has established an Anti-Sexism Advisory Board. This Advisory Board shall...
Jun 14, 2019 Austria: Misleading by Deceptive Packaging By Georg Huber The manufacturer of a cake filled only 50 to 60% of the packaging with the cake, i.e. far below the capacity of the carton. The cardboard...