I. The Facts The parties argue in a civil law proceeding whether a manufacturer could make the supply of goods to an authorised distributor in a selective distribution system subject to a contractual obligation not to resell goods via online sales platforms such as Amazon and advertise them via price comparison websites. The defendant is a leading manufacturer of branded sporting backpacks in Germany and supplies the claimant, a retailer for sporting goods, since August 2012. The latter distributes backpacks on its own online marketplace, third-party online sales platforms such as Amazon as well as in an own retail shop. Sales through Amazon accounted for about 70 % of the claimant’s whole online sales turnover in 2012 and over 80 % in 2013 respectively. The claimant uses price
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The Frankfurt Higher Regional Court holds that manufacturers of branded goods are entitled to prohibit authorised retailers in selective distribution agreements from distributing their goods via third-party online platforms (Markenrucksäcke / Branded Backpacks)
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