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Der Brexit und seine Folgen

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Der Brexit wirft insbesondere in den Bereichen Intellectual Property und IT & Datenschutz viele Fragen auf: Was sind die Folgen für das geplante Einheitspatent und das Einheitspatentgericht (Unified Patent Court)? Welche Auswirkungen hat der Brexit auf Unionsmarken und Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster? Sind erweiterte datenschutzrechtliche Maßnahmen zu treffen? Erste Antworten gibt eine Präsentation, die unsere Experten des DLA Piper Intellectual […]

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Liability of Internet-Access-Provider for copyright infringements

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The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH, decision of 26 November 2015) recently acknowledged the general liability of TK-companies which provide access to the internet (so-called Access Provider) according to the principles of “Stoererhaftung” (Breach of Duty of Care) and has thus closed a gap in current copyright law and practice. The Access Provider might even

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DPAs Call into Question ALL Methods of Data Transfer to United States

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By Dr. Thomas Jansen and Dr. Jan Geert Meents Yesterday, October 26, 2015, the German Federal Data Protection Officer and the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) of the German Federal States (together “Datenschutzkonferenz” – DSK) issued a position paper calling into question all methods of data transfer to the United States. Specifically, the European Court of

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German DPAs issue a Position Paper on Safe Harbor

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By Dr. Jan Geert Meents and Dr. Thomas Jansen Today the German Federal Data Protection Officer and the Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) of the German Federal States (together “Datenschutzkonferenz” – DSK) issued a joint statement on the Safe Harbor decision: According to the Safe Harbor decision of 6 October 2015, a data transfer based on

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New German Data Retention Law: Retention Obligations for Providers of Publicly Available Telecommunications and Internet Access Services

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By Dr. Jan Geert Meents, Dr. Thomas Jansen and Dr. Reka Hatala Today the German Bundestag passed a highly disputed law on the retention of personal data. 404 out of 559 MEPs voted for the bill pursuant to which German providers of publicly available telecommunication and internet access services must store call detail records (CDR)

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BREAKING NEWS: Data Protection Authority Calls to Stop Data Transfers Based on EU Model Clauses

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By Dr. Thomas Jansen and Dr. Reka Hatala   Today the Independent Centre for Privacy Protection of the Federal State Schleswig-Holstein (“ULD”), one of the seventeen data protection authorities in Germany, published its position paper on the Safe Harbor decision of the ECJ. While most of the authorities have been cautious in connection with the

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German DPA Imposes Significant Fine for Commissioned Data Processing Without a Proper

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By: Dr. Thomas Jansen and Mari Martin On August 20, 2015, the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (DPA) issued a press release stating that it had imposed a significant fine on an organization that engaged in commissioned data processing without first concluding a proper data processing agreement. Background Pursuant to section 11 of the German Federal

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Use of customer data following an asset deal results in huge fines for seller and buyer

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Dr. Thomas Jansen and Dr. Reka Hatala The Bavarian Data Protection Authority imposed an extraordinarily high fine for violating the data protection laws in the course of a company acquisition. According to the Authority´s press release dated 30 July 2015, both the seller and buyer in the acquisition were fined a five digit amount each

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Update on EU General Data Protection Regulation: Preparation for Trilogue on 14th July

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On 14th July 2015 the next trilogue meeting between EU Commission, European Parliament and the Council of the European Union will be held. At that meeting the parties will discuss the following topics: Article 3(2) – Territorial scope Article 25 – Representatives of controllers not established in the Union Chapter V – Transfers of personal

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Synopsis of EU General Data Protection Regulation

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Today the Bavarian Data Protection Supervisory Authority (Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht) has published a synopsis of the three most relevant versions of the planned EU General Data Protection Regulation. The synopsis provides a good overview of the changes to the drafts submitted by the EU Commission on 25 January 2012, the outcome of the first

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Breaking News – EU Ministers have sealed a general approach on the proposed Data Protection Regulation

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Today, Ministers in the Justice Council have sealed a general approach on the Commission proposal on the Data Protection Regulation. Modern, harmonised data protection rules will contribute to making Europe fit for the digital age and are a step forward to the EU Digital Single Market. Trilogue negotiations with the Parliament and the Council will

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New IT Security Act Intensifies Duties Of Providers

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On June 12, 2015, the German Parliament passed the IT Security Act (IT-Sicherheitsgesetz). The law provides, inter alia, that operators of so-called critical infrastructure must meet a minimum level of IT security, install protection tools to ensure the security and notify the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik –

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Fragmented solutions for cloud are impacting trust, finds a DLA Piper study

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DLA Piper has conducted a study on behalf of the European Commission investigating the legal framework for cloud contracts. The study provides guidance to the European Commission on existing laws, case law and administrative guidance applicable to cloud computing contracts in 27 EU Member States and the U.S. level.

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German Government proposes class actions for data protection violations

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By Reka Hatala and Britta Hinzpeter On 4 February 2015, the German federal government published a draft law on the improvement of enforcement of data protection provisions protecting consumers (Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Verbesserung der zivilrechtlichen Durchsetzung von verbraucherschützenden Vorschriften des Datenschutzrechts) (“Draft Law”). Provided the German parliament passes the Draft Law, consumer protection associations

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