Trademark Used to Fight Spammer

Although Germany does not have anti-spamming laws, Microsoft won a case against a porn-spammer from Schleswig-Holstein who sent spam using falsified Hotmail accounts by basing its claim on trade mark (infringement) law and (unfair) competition law.

Through Class 46 and the Microsoft Press Release: http://www.microsoft.com/germany/presseservice/detail.mspx?id=532143

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