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Germany Doubles Film Production Funding To €250 Million

The German federal government announced on July 30, 2025, that it will increase film production funding to €250 million annually starting in 2026. This funding increase may continue for the rest of the current...

Germany Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Deutschland verdoppelt Fördermittel für Filmproduktion auf 250 Millionen Euro

On July 30, 2025, the German government announced that it would increase funding for film production to 250 million euros annually from 2026.

Germany Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New Momentum For Reform Of Media Concentration Control

In Germany, initial steps have been taken to implement the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). These could fundamentally change the regulatory framework for transactions in the media sector.

Germany Media & IT

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Hengeler Mueller

Germany's 2025 Coalition Agreement: Reforms For The Media, Film, And Creative Industries

The newly published German Coalition Agreement 2025 (CA 2025), German language version available here, outlines the agenda of the new German government...

Germany Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The New Film Funding Act Has Come Into Force!

Germany Media & IT

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SKW Schwarz

Once Upon A Time

Germany Media & IT

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Once Upon A Time (English)

Germany Media & IT

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Public Value Content Selected – (How) Will It Be Privileged?

Germany Media & IT

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Relationship Between A User's Comment And A Specific Viewable Object: Non-Technical

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Cinematographic Image Interface: Technical

European Union IP

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Mapping A Voice Request To The User Who Issued The Request: Technical

European Union Media & IT

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Germany's Next Steps In Digitization: Finally, The New Interstate Treaty On Media Has Been Ratified By All German Federal States

Germany Media & IT

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Reed Smith (Worldwide)

Influencer Marketing – Labelling Requirements In Germany

Germany Media & IT

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SKW Schwarz

German Motion Picture Fund

Germany Media & IT

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Fieldfisher

The EU's Deforestation Regulation: Will There Be Further Changes?

European Union Environment

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Jones Day

IP Quick Tip: The Limits Of UPC Cross-border Powers (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: How To Protect UPC Patent Litigation With An Anti-Anti-Suit Injunction (2025) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Together Or Alone? The Unexplored Potential Of Caucus In The German Mediation Landscape

Germany Litigation

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PwC Legal Germany

EU AI Act: Wichtige Compliance-Anforderungen ab August 2025

European Union Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New German VAT Rules In eCommerce As Of January 2015

Although online shop providers had to implement extensive changes to consumer rights (in particular, the new rules regarding the right of withdrawal) on the basis of the implementation of the EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EC) only in June of this year.

Germany Media & IT

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Reed Smith (Worldwide)

Copyrightability Of News Texts

By a judgement of 11 August 2011, which has now been published, the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe has clarified that news texts are, in principle, also protected by copyright.

Germany Media & IT

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Schwarz Kelwing Wicke Westpfahl

Film & TV-Ticker

The German Minister for the Arts and the Media has now announced the framework for the new federal scheme for the promotion of theatrical films.

Germany Media & IT

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Schwarz Kelwing Wicke

The Little Polar Bear

The Federal Patent Court decided in a recently published decision that the designation “Der kleine Eisbär” (“The little Polar Bear”) is registrable as a word mark for “recorded data carriers, exposed films and printed matters”. Der kleine Eisbär is a cartoon character which is very popular, especially among children, in Germany.

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Linklaters

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