Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abmahnkosten
English translation:
legal expenses of a warning notice
Added to glossary by
Beate Lutzebaeck
Mar 17, 2002 04:41
22 yrs ago
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German term
Abmahnkosten
German to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Der Klaeger, der auch der Hoehe nach unstreitige Abmahnkosten geltend macnt, ruegt das geschilderte System als wettbewerbswidrig.
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Change log
Mar 19, 2007 14:45: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Law (general)"
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Beate Lutzebaeck
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
New Zealand
Double qualification in law (Germany/NZ)
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
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legal expenses of a warning notice
Or: legal expenses of a letter before action
It seems that your Kläger is a watch-dog association that guards against unfair trade practices ("Abmahnverein"); these associations send out Abmahnungen or Abmahnschreiben (warning notice; letter before action) to organsiations that are allegedly guilty of unfair trade practices, and are then able to claim the associated costs back during the court proceedings against the offending party.
It seems that your Kläger is a watch-dog association that guards against unfair trade practices ("Abmahnverein"); these associations send out Abmahnungen or Abmahnschreiben (warning notice; letter before action) to organsiations that are allegedly guilty of unfair trade practices, and are then able to claim the associated costs back during the court proceedings against the offending party.
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(legal) expenses in connection with warning to cease and desist ....
a shot in the dark of midnight?
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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dunning/warning notice costs
abmahnen is to warn, serve notice. It looks like the person is asserting a claim for writing written warning notices
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costs involving the cease-and-desist action/proceedings/
or ?
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sentence
Plaintiff also finds fault with the described system as anticompetitive in light of the amount of verifiable expenses incurred during attempts at collection.
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