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Whether public figure or private individual – unauthorized access to one’s own voice, its misuse, and the resulting consequences can affect anyone. Such misuse also leads to a general loss of trust and a decrease in the value of audio recordings of all kinds. It is therefore more than welcome that the Berlin Regional Court...

The last article in this series focused on the crucial steps that companies should take to protect their brands and strengthen their position against potential infringements in the metaverse. But what should companies be aware of to avoid inadvertently becoming infringers themselves if they decide to become active in this new virtual world? Three important...

The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) (ruling of July 21, 2023 – V ZR 112/22) recently had to deal with the question of whether a search report based on true facts for an art painting via the so-called Lost Art Database on the Internet impairs the current right holder in his property right and must...

The International Trademark Association (INTA) published a comprehensive report in April 2023 entitled “Trademarks in the Metaverse,” which addresses the various challenges posed by the emergence of the Metaverse. In doing so, INTA identified a number of problem areas that need to be addressed, particularly with respect to the protection of intellectual property rights in...

The Metaverse: Ever since Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was renaming his company from “Facebook” to “Meta”, everyone’s been talking about it. Major technology companies such as Microsoft and Google have announced that they will be investing billions in building the Metaverse over the coming decades, and other companies from a variety of industries have...