This year the Federal Ministry of the Interior is hosting the largest Blockchain Investigators Conference in the German-speaking world. It will take place from 22 to 24 January 2020. The conference promises an exciting program with speakers from Switzerland, [...]
Apropos influencer marketing: Yet another interesting new decision (of a German court) on influencer marketing! The Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt departs from the opinion recently held by the Regional Court of Munich I that the professional character of [...]
Many clear solutions are still missing in the law of blockchain applications. The new legal handbook entitled "Blockchain rules" (published by MANZ) tackles fundamental classification issues, questions of legal protection and EU law for the first time. The book [...]
The EU is further pursuing its "Digital Single Market Strategy"! This time by adapting warranty law to the new challenges of digitalisation. In the future, the "digital content" (e.g. operating system or pre-installed apps) of smart devices will be [...]
On 4 July 2019, the French data protection authority CNIL (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés)[i] adopted new guidelines on the use of cookies and similar tracking devices.[ii] The prior opinion of the French authority is in line [...]
We are pleased to announce, together with the editors, Dr. Oliver Völkel, LL.M. (partner) and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Christian Piska (of counsel), the brand new legal manual 'Blockchain rules'! For the first time, the handbook also deals with fundamental classification [...]
A recent judgement of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne dealt with an interesting question in trademark protection law: The use of the word mark "Thermomix" for cookbooks may be permissible even if its release or placing on the [...]
Is it possible to set a time limit for vouchers? What should a retailer consider when selling vouchers as Christmas presents? According to Austrian jurisprudence, it is rarely justifiable to impose time limits for purchased vouchers. Arthur Stadler and [...]
The Viennese division of Business France* recently published an article (only available in French)[i] advertising the lucrative aspects of the Austrian sports market. The article is a clear call to French actors in the sports industry to develop their [...]
Blockchain technology, and the digital assets it enables, is transforming capital markets worldwide. In the United States, Bakkt launched the first regulated futures product that is physically settled in bitcoin. In the German-speaking world, Vontobel recently issued [...]
