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The year 2025 will bring a large number of regulatory changes and associated obligations for companies. In the following overview, we have compiled the most important changes for your company...
The so-called ‘freedom of panorama’ allows anyone to photograph publicly visible buildings, paintings and other works of art from the public space and to utilise the photographs. The legal framework...
In future, companies will find themselves more frequently exposed to claims for damages due to data protection breaches. In its leading decision on the Facebook data leak, the Federal Court...
Brand protection is often not the main focus when founding a company. In most cases, the initial focus is on establishing the service or product offered and building up a...
Managing directors, board members and supervisory board members are liable without limitation with their private assets even in cases of slight negligence. In the worst case scenario, this could mean...
June 28, 2025 marks the crucial deadline by which all necessary adaptations to websites and digital services must be implemented as part of the Accessibility Reinforcement Act (BFSG). This national...
A lot has happened at EU level in the area of advertising claims about the environmental benefits of products (“greenwashing”). We had already published the article „Greenwashing – legal requirements...
Following the adoption of the Network and Information Security Directive 2.0 (NIS 2 Directive) at the end of 2022, companies in certain economic sectors and above a certain size will...
In 2024, the possibility of patenting software-based inventions will continue to be a key issue for many companies. In view of the rapid pace of technological progress, many companies are...
How can artificial intelligence (AI) itself and its use be protected? If artificial intelligence (AI) itself generates inventions, can they be protected at all? Dynamics in development Artificial intelligence (AI)...