What is the Artificial Intelligence Act?
Introduction The Artificial Intelligence Act is a proposal for a European law on artificial intelligence (AI) - the first law. ...
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Planned legal changes in 2023 in the area of digitization
In its coalition agreement, the German government has firmly committed itself to fundamental strengthening in the area of digitization. Almost ...
Searches in cases of “Google Fonts” cease-and-desist letters
In proceedings against two defendants - a 53-year-old lawyer based in Berlin and his 41-year-old client, the alleged representative of ...
ECJ: How is “legitimate interest” to be interpreted in the GDPR?
The ECJ, on the basis of a reference for a preliminary ruling under Art. 98 para. 1 of the Rules ...
Is a new Privacy Shield coming in 2023?
Will the European Commission's new adequacy decision finally promote transatlantic data transfers between the U.S. and the EU? On 13/12/2022, ...
Blockchain technology and the GDPR
Blockchain and the GDPR - what's the connection? A blockchain is a decentralized database that allows transactions to be tracked ...
T&Cs, regulation & compliance in blockchain & computer games: What you need to know
Introduction: why T&Cs, regulation & compliance are important in the blockchain and computer gaming space. Entering new technologies and industries ...
Price comparisons and cost of the means of payment
The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) issued an interesting ruling in the summer that affects all price comparison sites, ...
ECJ rules on the right to be forgotten
Following the Federal Constitutional Court, the ECJ has now also ruled on the right to be forgotten in search engines. ...
Regulation on requirements for electronic securities registers entered into force at the end of October.
The Ordinance on Requirements for Electronic Securities Registries (eWpRV) specifies the requirements for maintaining electronic securities registries under the Electronic ...
NFT and prospectus requirement
The issue of whether and when the sale or trading of NFTs is subject to the prospectus requirement is brand ...
Lego brick still protected as a design patent
The ECJ has ruled that the EUIPO wrongly invalidated a design patent for a LEGO toy building block. Lego is ...
Are trading apps allowed to restrict trading?
Attention: Due to the explosive nature of the current situation, this blog post must not be understood as concrete legal ...
Draft law to strengthen consumer protection in competition and trade law
The German government has presented a bill to strengthen consumer protection in competition and trade law. This is intended to ...
Bonn Regional Court confirms fine for inadequate customer verification
The Ninth Chamber for Administrative Fines of the Bonn Regional Court today ruled that the fine imposed by the Federal ...
Everyday mask is not a medical device and may be sold online
In a decision dated December 15, 2020 (Case No. I-4 W 116/20), the 4th Civil Senate of the Higher Regional ...
Setting cookies without consent is a violation of competition law
In a decision dated October 29, 2020, the Regional Court of Cologne made an interesting decision on the subject of ...
Warning adé? The changes in the UWG
Today, the new "Law on Strengthening Fair Competition" came into force, but in the opinion of many colleagues, it does ...
BGH decides on the permissibility of fees for Paypal/immediate bank transfer
The German Federal Supreme Court today ruled that companies may charge their customers a fee for payment via Sofortüberweisung or ...
Can a fine for a data protection breach be levied against a corporation?
The situation Berlin and data protection are currently not the best of friends, and the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection ...