BERLIN — 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 Tuesday 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, news agency Deutsche Press Argentur 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 (in an earlier interim judgment).”
Brueckner-Hofmann said condoms are medical products and their is packaging subject to “particularly strict requirements.”
The court will announce its decision on Nov. 26.