https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-de/shared-content/rss-feed/outlawOut-Law Newsde-DE60{2D25B299-E080-4485-9194-D000053B9A58}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/reinforces-Germany-seat-predictable-arbitration?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsDie Entscheidung des Bundesgerichtshofs vom 18. Dezember 2025 (Aktenzeichen: I ZB 42/25) hat laut Rechtsexperten von Pinsent Masons die Position Deutschlands als Sitz für Schiedsverfahren gestärkt.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:07:21 Z{51FA4993-80F9-476B-A40A-80A5A2D33BF0}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Simplification-drives-EU-policy-agenda-2026?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe latest EU policy agenda outlined this week reveals an emboldening of plans to simplify regulation for businesses, an expert in public policy has said.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:37:02 Z{6841913F-553F-442A-B32C-B90B715879DE}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/upc-legal-test-added-matter-assessment?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsBusinesses seeking to defend or challenge the validity of patents before the Unified Patent Court (UPC) have been given clarity on how the UPC will assess whether applications for divisional patents contain ‘added matter’ from the parent applications they are supported by, experts in patent litigation have said.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:52:03 Z{ED3404A5-970D-4975-B5F5-FFB58876CB66}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Netherland-elections-EU-political-advert-rules?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe forthcoming elections in the Netherlands will offer Europe a chance to see the impact new political advertising regulations will have across the continent.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:39:21 Z{39E7953D-E8F8-4DFE-B16D-B8CE657255E2}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-REMIT-rules-energy-operators?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsRevised EU rules for financing the wholesale energy market will make the system fairer and more manageable for smaller operators, an expert has said. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:11:23 Z{6A3967E1-F97F-4713-A6D0-06C69656EC92}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UPC-considers-patent-infringement-equivalence?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA clear need is emerging for a single legal test to be set for determining how all divisions of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) should assess whether patents have been infringed ‘by equivalence’, experts have said.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:57:04 Z{1F189BB5-7B12-4A53-A69F-9EB96E22DCF7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/AI-first-approach-EU-strategies?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsAI developers in the EU are to get help with signposting the systems and models they offer amidst a push by policymakers to drive AI adoption in the trading bloc.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:57:03 Z{2BB4B173-A8ED-4E76-BF53-04B9DE675DC5}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/regulatory-shift-biosimilars-business-case?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsPharmaceutical companies should look afresh at the business case for investing in ‘candidate’ biosimilars amidst signs that the cost of bringing those products to market globally could be about to significantly reduce owing to an apparent shift in regulatory approach.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:38 Z{AE2E85D3-38FD-4F52-84EB-43C3D4E407A2}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Ruling-boosts-cross-border-healthcare-EU?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA recent ruling is likely to encourage more EU-based healthcare providers to partner with health practitioners elsewhere in the EU to expand the services they offer to a wider group of patients using technology, according to experts in healthcare law.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 10:45:15 Z{F49C43C3-7557-4777-B048-9B7FACB450D8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UN-sanctions-reimposed-Iran?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe UK and EU have reimposed sanctions on Iran after a last-minute vote to extend sanctions relief to Iran under a previously agreed nuclear deal was rejected.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:28:25 Z{F959CDF0-C9A9-4B3F-B510-484103A08FDA}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/eu-investigation-software-support-practices?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe European Commission is investigating whether SAP may have infringed EU competition laws over practices that it is concerned could unfairly restrict business customers from taking advantage of rival maintenance and support services for certain software SAP supplies.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:15:12 Z{F885C2FA-B6AE-4C15-AD4E-6B148E3466E8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/AI-Act-implementation-law-Germany?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsExisting regulators will take on responsibility for monitoring German companies’ compliance with the EU AI Act, with an enhanced role earmarked for the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA), according to legislative proposals that have been published.Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:46:01 Z{9341452E-DE16-4CF2-A8F7-47F0CEAD75DE}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Logistics-case-highlights-brand-owner-options?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA ruling by a court in Germany highlights how businesses that act as intermediaries in the supply of goods or services can be held liable for trade mark infringement in the EU, a brand protection expert has said.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:50:22 Z{7596DC55-B4D2-448B-B142-0AF90478BC3F}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/European-Commission-low-carbon-hydrogen-methodology?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsGreen hydrogen developers and investors should welcome long-awaited clarity over the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions methodology for low-carbon hydrogen and fuels in the EU through a delegated act adopted by the European Commission in the summer, experts have said. Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:19:10 Z{0F47E804-0BD7-49EC-B662-413E9F862135}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Businesses-shape-EU-regime?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsBusinesses, entrepreneurs and investors have been given the chance to shape legislative proposals that will aim to make it simpler for “innovative” companies to set up, operate and expand within the EU.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:04:43 Z{BDB61048-59D0-416F-8EF5-7D7F1FEE4A2A}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-address-consent-fatigue-AI-Act?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsMeasures to “limit consent fatigue”, address challenges businesses face in implementing the AI Act and lift burdens associated with reporting cybersecurity incidents will be set out by EU policymakers later this year, it has been confirmed.Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:36:02 Z{03243DDC-096F-4139-81A3-B1D55F9B7182}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/Rigid-guidelines-impact-online-platform-ad?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsOnline platforms cannot serve adverts to EU users based on a profiling of those users built using sensitive data about those individuals – even if those users provide their explicit consent to such activity, according to a data watchdog.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:16:11 Z{7354169B-831D-4077-80F2-4495FD164A21}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-ad-tech-fine-could-trigger-US-trade-response?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion after determining that the company’s practices distorted competition in two advertising technology (ad tech) markets. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:28:59 Z{12921590-D3E1-4212-B1BC-361E87E2FEFA}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UN-sanctions-Iran-reinstated?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsBusinesses and assets with links to Iran could be impacted if UN sanctions on Iran are reinstated, a sanctions expert has said.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:24:10 Z{8EF27243-764B-43ED-BD21-6A67C58D4BCD}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/HR-warning-German-court-ruling-excessive-severance-sum?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsCompanies must have robust procedures for implementing fair severance agreements and before conducting restructuring measures following the jailing of an HR manager in Germany for awarding an excessively high pay-off.Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:01:20 Z{22167002-47FB-4AAE-85AD-1278F212F8BA}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-retailers-online-platforms-regulation-clarification?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsOnline marketplaces that vet and modify information supplied by other companies taking advantage of the forum the marketplace provides so that they can sell their goods or services to consumers should expect to be regulated as ‘online platforms’ in the EU, according to a new ruling.Thu, 04 Sep 2025 11:22:18 Z{7A716C45-9B7C-40E9-8528-8C0FA38E63CF}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-US-Privacy-Shield-2-survives-legal-challenge?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA legal challenge against a framework that facilitates the flow of personal data from the EU to the US has failed, in a development a legal expert said businesses will welcome.Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:37:55 Z{E47DE225-36FC-4D8F-A0B3-C58E9186EFB5}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UPC-extends-remit-non-EU-companies?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsNon-EU companies with European representatives will need to account for a new ruling that has asserted the Unified Patents Court’s jurisdiction outside Europe, an expert has revealed.Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:43:22 Z{89F04E09-150F-4270-908B-654045548EF3}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UPC-infringement-clarity-pharma-companies-good-news?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsAn appeal ruling overturning a decision to allow rival medical treatments to be sold early will be welcomed by pharmaceutical firms for providing clarity as to activities that may constitute imminent infringement of a patent, experts have said.Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:43:16 Z{68529A1D-2DAB-4F8C-872F-36E0CAD48A2F}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/German-public-procurement-framework-poised-for-overhaul?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsGermany is poised to overhaul its public procurement framework with the introduction of the Procurement Acceleration Act; a legislative reform aimed at simplifying and speeding up procurement procedures above EU thresholds. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:47:45 Z{6E36E3DD-B859-41B2-BFB8-F1E29528E3EB}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/medicines-supply-spot-audits-shortages-risk?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsMedicines manufacturers in England could be subject to “spot audits” to check they are meeting obligations to retain eight weeks’ worth of stock in reserve.Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:36:03 Z{5DBD4943-250B-42BC-BE84-BDE50C9B7AF8}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/financial-entities-contract-updates-third-party-risk?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsFinancial institutions could have to update contracts with third-party suppliers in the coming months to adhere to guidelines the European Banking Authority (EBA) is developing, an expert has said.Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:56:34 Z{64ED84D3-C16C-4BD7-84CC-78A703F8BE81}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/CJEU-ruling-review-Court-of-Arbitration-for-Sport?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsAthletes and sports clubs have been given the power to challenge decisions by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) within the legal systems of their own countries after a new ruling by the European Court of Justice (CJEU).Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:00:08 Z{2D341A90-C12E-49BE-AB2C-B4686E6D8B77}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/German-pension-legislation-comprehensive-reform?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsNew draft legislation from the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (BMAS) aims to comprehensively reform and strengthen occupational pension schemes, but it remains to be seen whether this idea will be realised, experts have said. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:18:23 Z{BE130F5F-6F16-49FF-A1FC-D15D0F362805}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/German-court-annual-leave-ruling-employment?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsEine aktuelle Entscheidung stellt die bisher gängige Praxis infrage, bei der Parteien im Rahmen eines Vergleichs vereinbaren konnten, dass offene Urlaubsansprüche bereits gewährt wurden. Das Gericht macht damit deutlich, dass der Zeitpunkt von Vergleichsverhandlungen eine entscheidende Rolle spielt, soweit es um offene Urlaubsprüche geht, erklärt eine Expertin. Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:33:03 Z{DB3F14E7-FB2D-45E1-9FB9-6953B4B4C71C}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/German-court-balance-flexibility-fairness-public-contracting?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA recent decision illustrates how German courts enforce European principles such as transparency, equal treatment and competition even in “grey areas” of procurement law, an expert has said. Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:51:46 Z{C9AF6031-F7AD-4B89-AFA8-E07EFCCDC9B2}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/ESMA-greenwashing-guidance-financial-firms-vigilance?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA new series of thematic notes from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) underlines that environmental, social and governance (ESG) and greenwashing remain a main focus for financial market participants, who are urged to remain vigilant to regulatory changes. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:32:15 Z{77DB06C2-EFD2-446D-AFE2-519D280AA62E}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-AI-Act-copyright-template?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsAI developers that obtain data from online sources to train ‘general purpose AI’ (GPAI) models must compile a list of the websites from which they sourced the most data – and publish it on their own websites – to comply with the EU AI Act.Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:25:32 Z{5ADC6F33-4894-4F86-87BC-941A0112DD1E}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UPC-injunction-UK-historic-first?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Germany has banned a company from selling a product in the UK because it considers the product to infringe a European patent in force in the UK, even though the UK does not participate in the UPC system.Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:55:33 Z{8F9FE699-F41C-4EB6-9836-17F69699CFC9}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/us-eu-trade-deal-welcomed-but-certainty-questions-remain?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe new EU and US trade deal averts a ‘trade war’ and should in principle provide businesses with welcomed stability, even if it provides for tariffs which are higher than arrangements that applied previously, an expert has said. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:43:44 Z{2174FDA8-1AC5-4C69-90AC-AC20DED97F29}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/eu-commission-fsr-call-evidence-development-fsr-regime?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsDraft Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) guidelines build on the European Commission’s existing practices and offer greater clarity on how distortions of competition are assessed under the regime, experts have said.Fri, 25 Jul 2025 14:00:43 Z{8ECD2447-8434-4AEB-9087-0ACB1B25239B}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/States-climate-obligations-international-law?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsCountries impacted most by the effects of climate change can claim compensation from other countries responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:26:30 Z{BC4913F3-61BF-4EA4-9CFA-72E2B670E273}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/GDPR-enforcement-set-to-change?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsBusinesses will gain rights to be heard by data protection authorities investigating them and access administrative files in those cases, under forthcoming changes to the way the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is enforced.Fri, 25 Jul 2025 11:04:17 Z{8E88E268-BCE7-460E-8005-841D950CB62E}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/german-employers-collective-bargaining-obligations?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsEmployers must prepare for increased collective bargaining agreement obligations, ensuring a proper balance between employer and employee needs in terms of working conditions and pay, an expert has said. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 10:51:39 Z{EEC91E3E-5148-43E7-8EDE-3DC75E148E89}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-passenger-compensation-changes?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsAs EU countries move to clarify air passengers’ rights and airline liability, airlines will need to get up to speed with the proposed reforms ahead of approval by the European Parliament, experts say.Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:12:32 Z{A25B3DA6-7A2B-401B-B493-135FE6C783AA}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/EU-sanctions-Russian-oil-gas-revenues?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsBusinesses that fix damage done to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines could find themselves in breach of EU sanctions under a new package of measures targeting Russian oil and gas revenues. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:12:58 Z{900AD434-50A7-4AEA-BDFA-16CED68AF811}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/germany-one-click-revocation-eu-consumer-rights?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsConsumer rights are to be modernised in Germany under draft legislation published by the country’s Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV), posing both potential risks and relief for businesses entering into contracts with consumers in Germany. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:12:54 Z{22C0642A-EE22-4265-8B0F-DD999616FEB7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/TKG-Amendment-Act-2025?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsAn amendment to the Telecommunications Act (TKG) could lead to significant progress in network expansion in Germany, experts have said. Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:28:37 Z{24718898-49C9-435E-8C3E-01C5A09D23D2}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/GPAI-models-code-guidance-questions-unanswered?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA new code of practice relevant to providers of ‘general purpose AI’ (GPAI) models offers welcome guidance on how to comply with the EU AI Act but also leaves some questions unanswered – including on how the providers can meet all of their copyright-related obligations under the legislation, experts have said.Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:20:25 Z{83E39606-F878-4BA7-BB73-F8A6C68DBC17}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/UPC-no-imminent-infringement-pre-launch-activities?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsManufacturers of generic or biosimilar medicines will take comfort from a recent ruling that highlights the difficulties pharmaceutical patent rights holders face in obtaining preliminary injunctions (PIs) over the suspected imminent infringement of their patents, an expert has said.Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:07:52 Z{70382933-38BE-4413-8AA2-7D56DA9CB8B7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/white-collar-crime-supply-chain-due-diligence-germany?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe new German government has laid out a series of measures to crack down on white-collar crime and intends to rewrite the Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains as part of its common legislative goals for the next four years. Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:04:08 Z{C05467A2-9603-4A3A-8F41-F5B822A0A4F7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/eu-ai-regulation-delay-gpai-high-risk-models?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsEU policymakers have been urged to apply a two-year postponement to EU AI Act rules due to take effect next month.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:58:05 Z{2CB572EC-FDB0-4A13-8360-0506840DADC7}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/upc-doctrine-of-equivalents-mannheim-court?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsA division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has recommended that the UPC set its own legal test for determining how rights holders can claim their patents have been infringed by reference to how different products compare to theirs.Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:32:48 Z{BCDACEBB-FAEF-48C9-8E88-7AAF0B99E841}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/eu-accessibility-act-wake-up-call-business?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsNew legislation coming into force tomorrow will require platforms and website providers operating in the EU to make their digital services and products more accessible to consumers with disabilities, experts say. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:18:57 Z{5D462A16-8747-42A5-A2B0-B33926FAE668}https://www.pinsentmasons.com/de-DE/Out-Law/News/eu-anti-greenwashing-u-turn-compliance-uncertainty?utm_source=PM+website&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS+feedsThe European Commission’s decision to withdraw from the highly anticipated Green Claims Directive could embolden greenwashing and erode consumer trust in environmental claims, an expert has said. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:27:08 Z