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The Digital Services Act, targeting numerous online/digital services from internet access providers to cloud and webhosting services, search engines, online platforms such as social media, online marketplaces, app stores and collaborative economy platforms, enters into force on 16 November 2022.

On 25 January 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) at least resolved the question of jurisdiction.

On 9 March 2016, the Provincial Court Düsseldorf ("LG Düsseldorf") held that using Facebook's popular Like-Button on a business website contravenes privacy and unfair competition laws...

The CJEU's ruling essentially forms a balancing of the right to privacy vs freedom of speech.

In its judgment "FashionID" (C-40/17 of 29 July 2019), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) substantiates its previous rulings on the joint responsibility of website operators and social media providers.

With more than 600 million Facebook users around the world, social media sites are fast becoming major communications platforms for businesses.

Mit seinem Urteil in der Rechtssache „FashionID" (C-40/17 vom 29.7.2019) konkretisiert der Europäische Gerichtshof seine bisherige Rechtsprechung zur gemeinsamen Verantwortlichkeit von Webseitenbetreibern und Social-Media-Anbietern.

The publication of designs prior to filing for EU-wide protection can lead to invalidity. A sneaker design by Puma was declared invalid due to its prior publication...

The recent events around FTX are a reminder that any investment requires appropriate due diligence.

Was bedeuten die Begriffe "Neuheit" und "Eigenart" und warum sind sie so wichtig?

On June 5, 2018, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) passed an eagerly awaited ruling on the data protection obligations of companies that operate a so-called "Facebook fan page".

As mentioned in our blog post of 23 April 2024 (link), several criteria must be met to ensure the legal validity of a design registration.

An employee was dismissed with immediate effect because he had published in-house information on his Facebook account.

Digitalisation is on everyone's lips. Parts of the judiciary – at least in some European countries – are hesitant. Austria introduced an electronic legal communication system...

Das Landesgericht Düsseldorf kommt zum Ergebnis, dass die beschriebenen Social Plug-ins zumindest durch die Verwendung der IP-Adresse personenbezogene Daten der Nutzer verarbeiten.

This April, the relevant EU institutions finalised the controversial Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the "Directive"), which came into force on 7 June 2019.

Facebook, Volkswagen, Novartis, Donald Trump und eine nennenswerte Anzahl prominenter lokaler (Ex-)Politiker haben mehr gemeinsam, als ihnen lieb sein mag:

Social Media is omnipresent these days and individuals as well as companies increasingly use these instruments as communication and marketing tools.