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On 29 October 2025, the Swiss Federal Council opened up a consultation on a new federal law intended to strengthen user rights and set duties of transparency and fairness...

The IPI confirms a likelihood of confusion between "WEDGRAM" and "INSTAGRAM" and clarifies the protection of well-known brand elements and the requirements for dilution.

On April 23, 2025, the European Commission wrapped up investigations into Apple and Meta (Facebook) for breaking rules under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Nearly eighteen months after the European Commission first proposed a Digital Services Act (DSA), on July 5, 2022, the European Parliament finally approved the final version of the DSA.

If you are a small business, online platforms such as Amazon or Alibaba have ushered in business opportunities beyond just a local brick and mortar presence.

Enforcing the Digital Services Act (DSA) involves a broad spectrum of investigative and punitive measures accessible to both national authorities and the European Commission.

We frequently help clients who encounter unforeseen challenges while opening bank accounts, acquiring new property, and obtaining new citizenship or residence permits.

The European Union's Digital Services Act (DSA) has ushered in a new era of online content regulation, aiming to create a more legally harmonised framework across the EU.

The European Commission has issued preliminary findings indicating that TikTok may be in breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA) due to the platform's addictive design features.

The case that led to the Supreme Court's decision was triggered by an inappropriate blog comment by an anonymous person.

Most new job applications are compiled, sent and processed electronically.

On 20 June 2025, the Federal Council introduced a bill that proposes changes to the Swiss Copyright Act (SCA).

Online platforms that allow users to share content are required to manage content moderation and, when necessary, suspend user activities for violations of legal obligations or platform rules.

On 1 March 2018, the fully revised Federal Act on the Surveillance of Post and Telecommunications (FASPT) entered into force in Switzerland. According to the Federal Council of Switzerland

Die «Digitale Transformation von Geschäftsmodellen» ist ein Thema, das in Social Media Kanälen, Printmedien und Fernsehen omnipräsent ist. Doch in welcher Form sind wir davon betroffen, welche Industrien müssen sich mit neuen Ge-schäftsmodellen auseinandersetzen und was sind konkret die Auswirkungen der digitalen Transformation?

This is a proposal, not law yet. It still has to go through the European Parliament and the Council, so the final rules may change. But the overall direction is clear enough for companies to start preparing, as some of the required changes will also take longer to build than the legislation itself may take to pass.

Under what conditions is the transfer of personal data by the local subsidiary to the parent company located in a country outside the European Economic Area lawful under national law?