Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP (LexBlog Germany)
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Masterpiece by Bernardo Bellotto Purchased by London National Gallery Consequent to Temporary Export Bar
Introduction Art export laws are designed to prevent art and artifacts of significant cultural value from leaving its country of origin while also preserving the home country’s competitiveness in the international art market. Many countries have struggled with striking the right balance: Germany’s recent amendment to its cultural heritage protection law in June 2016 was...
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European Court of Justice to Rule on Legality of Online Sales Bans
An appeal court in Frankfurt has asked the European Court of Justice to clarify the application of the competition rules to online sales. The Frankfurt court made its request in the context of a dispute between a leader in beauty products with an extensive portfolio of beauty brands and its German distributor. The supplier of...
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What Does the First-Ever Extradition on an Antitrust Charge Mean for the Auto Parts Investigation?
On April 4, 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division announced a milestone victory, having successfully litigated its first extradition for an alleged antitrust violation.[1] Romano Pisciotti, an Italian national and former Parker ITS Srl executive, was extradited from Germany for his involvement with the marine hose cartel, almost seven years after the Division...
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No Knowledge, but Hints of Omissions in the Allianz FCPA Settlement
By: Matthew Riemer and Mark Jensen On December 17, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) with Allianz SE (“Allianz”), the insurance company based in Germany, resulting in $5.3 million in civil penalties and more than $7 million in disgorgement and interest. The settlement stemmed from a two-year...
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Second German Court Upholds the GNU General Public License (GPL)
On September 6, 2006, the District Court in Frankfurt-on-the-Main issued a judgment which upheld the validity of the GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2. The case involved a complaint by Harald Welte, a co-developer of the netfilter firewall code in the Linux kernel and founder of the gpl-violations.org project, against D-Link Germany GmbH, a...