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Misleading advertising for a device for the energetic wall dehydration

LG Lüneburg, Judgement of 26 March 2009, Ref 7 O 23.09

Source: MD 2009, 590

Keywords : energetische Mauerentfeuchtung, überlichtschnelle Teilchen

"Soweit die Verfügungsbeklagte ihr Gerät "... nomil" zur Mauerentfeuchtung bewirbt, folgt die Irreführung bereits daraus, dass es der insoweit darlegungs- und beweispflichtigen Verfügungsbeklagten nicht gelungen ist, irgendeinen wissenschaftlichen Nachweis für die von ihr beworbene Wirkung des Gerätes glaubhaft zu machen. Insbesondere reicht der Vortrag in der Erwiderung vom 18. März 2009, die inkriminierten Werbeaussagen beruhten auf Erfahrungswerten der Verfügungsbeklagten und vielen ihrer Kunden, nicht aus. Dies gilt insbesondere auch für die Verwendung von Begriffen wie "überlichtschnelle Teilchen", die das Energiefeld des Hauses change to "intelligently". Such "superluminal particles" are not scientifically proven and borrowed more the para-science and the esoteric. In that regard, it is not on the plaintiff to prove the lack of effectiveness of the advertised product by the Defendant (see only Hefermehl / Köhler / Bornkamp, \u200b\u200bUWG, 26th edition, 2008, § 5 para 3:26 further notes). Will provide for the argument by the Defendant, however, no approach. Offered, but not submitted affidavits of the ... and ... in any case would have been far less effective.

same applies to the impact statements regarding the device "... Uno. Here, too, lacks any indication of sound effect and the scientific basis of the unit. The fact that customers have made, if necessary, the Defendant in the application of good experiences, not relieve the Defendant of the scientific substantiation of its advertising. Even if it should be so that individuals would have felt better after regular consumption of the treated with the device of the Defendant water, this is not enough would. For it is precisely in the case of para-inspired scientific and esoteric products often be observed to exhibit subjective effects without them would be inherent to this effect (placebo effect). That here but the area scientifically provable facts is left alone show concepts such as "new structure" of the water or the "bad memories". Also applies here, that the likelihood of the alleged by the Defendant of action is missing the advertised product "