Schadensersatz und Abschöpfung im Lauterkeits- und Kartellrecht

Claims for damages and skimming off are some of the sanctions in the law against unfair competition and in the law against restraint of competition. Christian Alexander studies the changes which both branches of the law are undergoing, changes which are based mainly on the influences of Community law. The fundamental changes apply mainly to sanctions in private law. The intention is to strengthen and expand private law enforcement by market players, and in doing so to allocate a key role to claims for damages and skimming off. The author shows that the definition and application of these claims is influenced by a multidimensional synergy of individual and supra-individual interests and integrates these into the structures of private law. In doing so, he also deals with the basic principles of Community law and constitutional law.