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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments - July 2024

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

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EU’s Highest Court Issues Major AI Decision With Wide-Reaching Impact

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On 7 December 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued an important decision on how the GDPR governs AI-assisted decisions. The case arose in the financial services context, with the court holding that...more

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CJEU Advocate General Rejects Strict Liability for GDPR Fines

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The CJEU’s final ruling could subject companies to direct GDPR enforcement by DPAs notwithstanding national procedural rules, but may rule against strict liability under the GDPR. On 27 April 2023 Advocate General of the...more

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DSGVO-Bußgelder: Reicht eine „strict liability“ oder ist der Nachweis eines Verschuldens nötig?

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Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) wird bald darüber entscheiden, ob europäische Datenschutzbehörden künftig leichter Bußgelder nach Art. 83 DSGVO gegen Unternehmen verhängen können. Diese Entscheidung kann großen Einfluss...more

Hogan Lovells

German Federal Labour Court (BAG): Recording working time legally compliant – but how? Can the reasons of the BAG for its decision...

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In a surprising decision of 13 September 2022 (1 ABR 22/21), the BAG ruled that companies are already obliged to introduce a system for recording working time. With this decision, the BAG has surpassed the German legislator:...more

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No More Public Access to German Transparency Register Due to New European Court of Justice Ruling

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The European Court of Justice in a recent judgment nullified a key provision in the 2018 version of the EU Money Laundering Directive requiring that information regarding beneficial owners registered in the European national...more

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Hamburg DPA issues optimistic stance on Executive Order for EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

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The Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of the German state Hamburg is one of the first European DPA to publish an optimistic assessment on the U.S. Executive Order on “Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals...more

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New Federal Labor Court Ruling: Legal Obligation for Employers in Germany to Record Working Time

​​​​​​​A recent decision of the German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) shows yet again that the issue of working time remains highly fraught for German employers. Following a 2019 ruling of the European Court of...more

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Stellt bloßes Unbehagen einen zu ersetzenden DSGVO-Schaden dar?

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Das Amtsgericht Hagen hat dem Europäischen Gerichtshof („EuGH“) verschiedene Fragen zur Geltendmachung von Schadensersatzforderungen nach Art. 82 DSGVO vorgelegt (Rs. C-687/21). Ein Kläger hatte von der Saturn...more

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CJEU ruling on EU Blocking Regulation provides some clarifications but leaves difficult questions to national courts

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The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has opined for the first time on the controversial 1996 EU Blocking Regulation,1 which prohibits EU companies from complying with certain US sanctions...more

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EU General Court: Standardisation documents can enjoy copyright protection

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The EU General Court (GC) recently ruled on copyright protection for standardisation documents, such as DIN (German Institute for Standardisation) documents. The GC ruled that, under certain circumstances, such documents can...more

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German DPAs launch audit of international data transfers after Schrems II

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According to a press release of the data protection authority (DPA) of Lower Saxony earlier this month, nine German DPAs will participate in a coordinated audit of companies in Germany regarding their transfers of personal...more

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International data transfers under scrutiny: German DPAs launch joint multi-state audits

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At the beginning of the year, the German data protection authorities (DPAs) announced that they would take joint action to enforce the decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the "Schrems II" case. On June 1,...more

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Europäischer Gerichtshof wird über Schadensersatz wegen Datenschutzverstößen entscheiden

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Die Entscheidung des EuGH wird erhebliche Auswirkungen auf Unternehmen und Schadensersatzklagen nach Art. 82 DSGVO haben. Der Österreichische Oberste Gerichtshof (OGH) hat mit Beschluss vom 15. April 2021 (Az. 6Ob35/21x)...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Healthcare - Spotlight on the Industry - May 2021

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry - Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more

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German Supervisory Authority Initiates Post-Schrems II Enforcement Against EU Companies Using U.S. Service Providers

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The Bavarian Data Protection Authority recently prohibited a European company from using U.S. newsletter provider Mailchimp in a first-of-its-kind decision. Since the Schrems II decision of the Court of Justice of the...more

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Freeze Frame: EU Copyright Holders Entitled to Restrict Framing

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In a case referred by German authorities, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) resolved a dispute between a visual arts copyright collecting society and a cultural heritage foundation involving a digital library...more

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CJEU: Website operators are "jointly responsible" for embedding social media or 3rd party code

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Website and app operators are jointly liable with Facebook for violations of European data protection law - In its judgment of 29 July 2019 (ref.C-40/17), the European Court of Justice has ruled on two essential points...more

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Cellular Sep Owners Score Two Victories In Europe

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In the span of two weeks in August, two different owners of allegedly standard essential patent (SEP) portfolios—asserted against the implementation of cellular standards including 4G/LTE—won cases in Germany and in the...more

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Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver...

There is a lot currently happening in the European Union. From the latest European Court opinions with respect to merger clearance, dominance violations, data protection and state aid to Brexit, we’re checking in with our...more

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CJEU: pharmaceutical companies may not distribute free samples of medicinal products to pharmacists

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On 11 June 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a judgement in case C-786/18 GmbH v. Novartis Consumer Health GmbH. The judgment followed a request for a preliminary ruling by the German Federal...more

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Gibt der EuGH den Weg frei für datenschutzrechtliche Massenklagen?

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Der Bundesgerichtshof (BGH) hat dem Europäischen Gerichtshof (EuGH) die Frage zur Entscheidung vorgelegt, inwieweit Verbraucherschutzverbände berechtigt sind, Datenschutzverstöße geltend zu machen. Die Antwort auf diese Frage...more

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Covid-19 IP Update: Intellectual Property Office developments (UPDATED)

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China - On 28 January 2020, CNIPA (China's National Intellectual Property Administration) published its Notice 350, which is applicable to both trademark and patent matters....more

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Covid-19 IP Update: Intellectual Property Office developments (UPDATED)

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EUIPO - For those with European Union Trademarks (EUTMs), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante, Spain remains open although all staff are now working from home and it has extended all deadlines...more

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Covid-19 IP Update: Impact on litigation (UPDATED)

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France - By an implementation regulation issued on 16 March 2020, the Ministry of Justice has declared the closure of the courts, except for criminal and civil emergency services. This measure involves both the suspension of...more

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