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Navigating the patchwork: when is European data privacy law applicable to US companies?

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
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  • European Union, France, Germany, USA
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  • April 17 2013

Are social media companies based in the United States subject to European data privacy laws? Two recent judicial decisions - one in France and the

AG opinion on medical devices qualification issues for e-health software products

  • CMS Cameron McKenna
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • May 21 2012

On 15 May 2012, the Advocate General published his Opinion in the European Court of Justice reference in Brain Products GmbH v BioSemi VOF and Others by the German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof

European and German privacy laws and cross-border data transfer for e-discovery in the United Statesare these systems compatible?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, USA
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  • June 8 2011

European companies involved in litigation in the United States often struggle to balance conflicts between EU and US approaches to data privacy protection

International regulatory update 4 Feb-8 Feb 2013

  • Clifford Chance LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, Global, Hong Kong, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • February 11 2013

EMIR: European Parliament’s resolution to reject Delegated regulations withdrawn; MiFID review: EU Council Presidency publishes Compromise texts

New employer obligations for whistleblower programs in European operations - next stop Germany

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • European Union, Germany, USA
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  • September 18 2007

There are more developments in the direction of a pan-European whistleblower model for U.S. companies operating in the E.U

German DPAs adopt resolutions on proposed U.S.EU free trade zone, social networks and EU data protection

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • March 20 2013

On March 14, 2013, the 85th Conference of the German Data Protection Commissioners concluded in Bremerhaven. This biannual conference provides a

German court rules on data retention and submits questions to ECJ

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 28 2009

On March 16, 2009, the German Administrative Court of Wiesbaden published a February court decision (Az. 6 K 104508 WI) requesting the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to assess the compatibility of the Data Retention Directive (Directive 200624) regarding the retention of telephone and Internet data with basic constitutional rights

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Resale of “second-hand” software downloads is legal, says German Court

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • July 6 2012

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that a copyright holder’s right to oppose the resale of computer software is lost where it makes a copy of computer software available to a customer for an unlimited period in exchange for a licence fee

EU Commission brings suit against Germany

  • Hunton & Williams LLP
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  • European Union, Germany
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  • April 18 2008

On November 22, 2007, the European Commission brought before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) an action against the Federal Republic of Germany for failure to fulfil its obligations under the second sentence of Article 28(1) of Directive 9546EC (Case C-51807), which requires national data protection authorities (DPAs) to be independent

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