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Digital Transformation

Smart data, the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 all demonstrate how digital transformation has brought far-reaching changes to the global economy. These changes are now part of everyday corporate life and affect almost every industry. Companies are increasingly seeing digital transformation as an opportunity and reinventing their processes for the digital age.

The challenges of digital transformation

There are, however, still many unresolved issues around legally defensible implementation of digitisation strategies. Innovative business models and the use of new technologies confront companies with completely novel legal challenges. Digital transformation impacts data protection, IT security, contract design, liability and regulation. Accordingly, interdisciplinary collaboration is now more important than ever. You may find further information in our joint study "Digital Economy and Law" with the Bundesverband der Unternehmensjuristen (BUJ).

09/02/2022
Markenschutz für Blockchain- und andere Krypto-Projekte
Der Beitrag zeigt die Besonderheiten und Vorteile eines Markenschutzes für Blockchain- sowie Krypto-Projekte auf und wie ein Markenschutz konkret erlangt wird.
02/12/2021
Rechtsberatung im Metaverse
Nach dem Internet der Dinge ist das Metaverse die nächste Evolutionsstufe des Internets. Wir zeigen die Rechtsfragen der Zukunft auf!
Artificial Intelligence
Implications for artificial intelligence and machine learning

A new approach to legal advice – CMS and legal tech

Digital transformation is also changing the way legal advice is delivered. Legal tech – the application of modern technology – opens up a range of new possibilities, from project management to the use of semi-automated legal services.

Below we present key issues around the digital economy, their legal implications and how CMS can assist you in addressing the challenges posed by digital transformation.

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Podcast CMS To Go: KI für die Rechtsabteilung
Innovative, practical, understandable.
IT Security
Blockchains and smart contracts
E-Mobility
E-Commerce and Online Market Places
Digital Media
Digital Regulation
A new legal framework for the digital world
Sports, Gaming and eSports
Social Media
Cloud Computing
Open source software
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Metaverse
Big Data
E-Payment
IoT and Industry 4.0
Online Advertising and Marketing
Smart TV

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18/03/2024
E-learning | Open source compliance for software developers
This e-learning course has been specially designed for software developers. Its purpose is to raise awareness of what needs to be considered from a legal viewpoint when software developers use open source software.
12/03/2024
DGA: European data strategy for data intermediation services takes shape
Data intermediation services play a key role in the implementation of the European strategy for data. The DGA subjects these to regulation.In addition to the Data Act, the Data Governance Act (DGA), which...
22/12/2023
AI Act: Council and Parliament reach political deal
After lengthy negotiations, a political deal has been reached on the AI Act. This blog provides an overview of the current situation.There has been a gap of over two years between the world's first legal...
18/10/2023
Virtuelle Influencer: Chancen und Hürden
Virtual influencers are a new phenomenon, at least in Germany. They might be used to advertise digital fashion in future, for example, or to interact in the metaverse. What are the special features of virtual influencers? What are the benefits, especially for businesses, and can they be regarded as influencers from a legal viewpoint? Adrian Zarm and Dr Gabriele Stark, both from the Intellectual Property practice, answer these and many other important questions in our new podcast.
14/07/2023
Virtuelle Influencer: Chancen und Hürden
Virtual influencers are a new phenomenon, at least in Germany. They might be used to advertise digital fashion in future, for example, or to interact in the metaverse. What are the special features of virtual influencers? What are the benefits, especially for businesses, and can they be regarded as influencers from a legal viewpoint? Adrian Zarm and Dr Gabriele Stark, both from the Intellectual Property practice, answer these and many other important questions in our new podcast.
09/06/2023
Willkommen im Metaverse
Welcome to the Metaverse – virtual reality, augmented reality and artificial intelligence have become mainstream and are defining the evolution of the Internet into Web3. How will we live, work and play in digital spaces in the future? And what legal issues does the metaverse pose? In our podcast series, we examine the latest legal developments and challenges that arise in virtual space.
01/06/2023
Datenschutz – Compliance- und Ver­trauens­voraus­set­zung für das Metaverse
The metaverse continues to evolve and gain ground. In this context, the question naturally arises as to how personal data can be protected. What happens, for example, if data about the spatial environment or other people is collected through virtual reality headsets? And how can the multilateral relationships of individual players in the metaverse be handled in terms of data protection law? Which data protection legislation applies in a virtual world that transcends national boundaries? CMS partner Christian Runte and Senior Associate Dr Alexander Schmid look at these and many other interesting data protection issues relating to the metaverse in our new podcast.
01/06/2023
Arbeiten im Metaverse – juristische Heraus­for­der­ungen
The metaverse has now become part of the discussion about the future of the work environment. Many companies are asking themselves how they can exploit the benefits of the metaverse for themselves and their employees, and what special legal aspects they need to be aware of in this context. In our new podcast “Willkommen im Metaverse”, Dr Inka Knappertsbusch and Patricia Jares, both from the Employment practice at CMS Germany, deal with employment law issues around the digital world. How can working conditions be defined? Which legal system is applicable? Have a listen.
03/05/2023
Digital Fashion im Metaverse
Virtual fashion is growing in importance and increasingly influencing the fashion industry, with implications for the legal world and creatives alike. For example, it raises the question of the conditions under which design law protection for digital fashion applies, and the extent to which a right to use digital fashion items exists if it has already been granted in the analogue world. In our new podcast, Adrian Zarm and Dr Gabriele Stark, both from the Intellectual Property practice, examine the legal challenges posed by digital fashion in the metaverse. They cover key issues around copyright, design and trademark law.
06/04/2023
Markenrecht vs. Kunstfreiheit im Metaverse
Following on from the podcast on trademark law in the metaverse, we now deal with the question of what happens when trademark law and artistic freedom meet in the metaverse. Of particular interest here is the US case of Hermès vs Rothschild. Artist Mason Rothschild created an NFT series called “MetaBir­kins”, which led to him being sued. Adrian Zarm and Patrick Schneider, both from the Intellectual Property practice, look at whether brand names are protected in virtual space and how artistic freedom fits into all this.
10/03/2023
Willkommen im Metaverse: Ist das Markenrecht bereit für das Metaverse?
Digital ownership is on the rise. But does current brand protection law also extend to the digital sphere? To what extent can digital assets constitute (intellectual) property, and what are the differences between them and other digital goods? In our new podcast “Willkommen im Meta­verse”, Patrick Schneider and Ad­ri­an Zarm address these and other interesting issues and look at whether trademark law is ready for the metaverse.
14/02/2023
Was ist das Metaverse und welche Rechtsfragen ergeben sich?
The metaverse is a virtual-reality world that offers seemingly limitless possibilities. But what issues, especially of a legal nature, does it raise with regard to data protection law, employment law and occupational health? In our first “Willkommen im Metaverse” podcast, CMS partner Dr Markus Kaulartz and lawyer Dr Alexander Schmid, both from the TMC prac­tice, talk about the range of uses, essential features and possible legal issues in the metaverse.