German Condom Manufacturer In Legal Trouble Over Packaging Claim
- Publish date
- Thursday, 29 Oct 2015, 7:20AM
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A German condom manufacturer has run into legal trouble with a claim that a packet of seven of its products "corresponds to up to 21 orgasms."
Berlin company Einhorn asked a state court in Duesseldorf to overturn an injunction obtained by a German rival, Fair Squared, barring it from using the claim on packaging.
Lawyers for Einhorn argued that the slogan was obviously a joke but judges indicated they weren't minded to budge, news agency dpa reported.
Presiding Judge Johanna Brueckner-Hofmann said the slogan is "suited to deception" and could tempt people to use the condoms several times. She said "that is why we banned this."
She also said condoms are medical products and their packaging subject to "particularly strict requirements."
