Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Handelsgericht was materially competent to hear the UWG claims despite a pending personality-rights action in another court.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The unfair-competition claims had to be heard by the cantonal sole-instance court designated for UWG disputes exceeding CHF 30,000; the pending personality-rights case did not create lis pendens for the same parties and claims.
Extrahierte Begründung
The earlier district-court action concerned different claims and, for one claimant, lacked party identity. Objective joinder is optional under Art. 90 CPC and cannot be refused merely because related claims are pending elsewhere. The district court was not the proper court for UWG claims.