IT Law and E-commerce
DSA compliance guide – be prepared for the DSA
Since February 17, 2024, digital service providers are required to comply with a comprehensive catalog of obligations set out in the Digital Services Act (DSA). Not sure where to start preparing?
Digital Services Act (DSA) in a Concise Infographic
As of February 17, 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA) is universally applicable. The DSA relates to almost all entities operating in the digital market. Our law firm brings you a concise infographic on who the DSA applies to and what obligations arise from it.
New Digital Services Act: Scope & Obligations
As of February 17, 2024, the Digital Services Act (DSA) reshapes the online landscape. If you provide digital services, understanding its implications is essential.
Contract for the Provision of Digital Content
A new type of contract for the provision of digital content has been part of the Czech civil code since January of this year. What exactly does the amendment introduce, and what changes does it bring?
Unauthorized Use of Software in Your Company - NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Have you received a Notice of copyright infringement? Don’t panic, write to us and let us prepare your response.
LAW FIT 2020
On 6 November, we participated in the online LAW FIT conference focusing on law in the information technology environment and hosted by the Faculty of Information Technology of the Czech Technical University in Prague.
What is the Digital Constitution?
The Digital Constitution is introduced by the Act on the Right to Digital Services, promulgated under Act no. 12/2020 Coll., which actively influences public administration towards digitization. In particular, it enshrines the rights of natural and legal persons to communicate with public administration bodies in a digital way and the obligation of these bodies to provide digital services.
Luxury goods retailers may choose their distributors
On 6 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a long-awaited judgement in the Coty case. The subject matter of the dispute between a supplier of luxury cosmetics, Coty Germany GmbH, and its authorised distributor, Parfümerie Akzente GmbH, was a contractual ban on using contractual products of third-party platforms for Internet sales. The court had to adjudicate whether such an established system of selective distribution breached in the specific instance the EU regulations protecting fair competition.
New obligations for search engines, cloud services, and online markets
On 1 August 2017, an amendment to Act no. 181/2014 Sb., on Cyber-Security came into effect. This amendment, prepared by the National Security Office, transposes into Czech law Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union. A significant change already implemented by the amendment is the establishment of the National Office for Cyber and Information Security in Brno.
Representation in a domain dispute
Stuchlíková & Partners represents its client in domain disputes relating to generic .com domains based on the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) issued by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). The subject matter of the dispute is a conflict of domain names with the trademarks of another entity.