Now more than ever, technology is influencing the way we do business, communicate, move through and around the world, access and manage our homes, receive and administer healthcare, make purchases, secure information, and protect our most valuable property. Morrison Foerster keeps pace with this rapidly evolving landscape across our internationally recognized corporate, finance, intellectual property, and litigation practices. MoFo Tech brings together our insights relating to fields such as blockchain and distributed ledger, cloud and as-a-service technologies, driverless cars, drones, fintech, computer hardware and software, the Internet of Things, semiconductors, and telecommunications. The MoFo Tech blog offers real-time, in-depth analyses of the trends and complex issues shaping the global technology industry.<h2>ABOUT MORRISON FOERSTER</h2>Morrison Foerster is a leading global law firm that transforms complexity into advantage for its clients. Our clients include some of the largest financial institutions, banks, consulting and accounting firms, and Fortune 100, technology, and life sciences companies. Highlighting the firm’s commitment to client service, leadership in market-changing deals and impact litigation, and values-based culture, Morrison Foerster has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top 10 firms on The American Lawyer’s A-List. Year after year, the firm receives significant recognition from Chambers and The Legal 500 across their various guides, including Global, USA, Asia‑Pacific, Europe, UK, Latin America, and FinTech Legal. Our lawyers passionately care about delivering legal excellence while living our values. Morrison Foerster has a long-standing commitment to creating a culture that respects and celebrates differences, while providing an inclusive environment. The firm has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus since 2018 as a result of successfully reaching at least 30 percent women, communities of color, and LGBTQ+ lawyer representation in a notable number of current leadership roles and committees. The firm also has a long history of commitment to the community and society through providing pro bono legal services, including litigating for civil rights and civil liberties, improving public education and fostering the wellbeing of children, advocating for veterans, promoting international human rights, enforcing the right to asylum, and safeguarding the environment.

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Scott Llewellyn’s practice focuses on complex litigation in federal and state courts around the country, with an emphasis on patent and trade secret disputes. Over the past decade, he has worked on some of the most significant, high–profile IP cases involving technology for televisions, smartphones, and self–driving cars, relying on 40 years of experience with computer hardware and software. Scott also has significant experience with business divorce cases before courts and arbitrators, involving a mix of trade secret, patent, tort, and contract claims relating to technology development and implementation.Scott also has successfully tried general commercial arbitration and agency matters, briefed and argued various appeals in federal appellate court, and tried more than 20 cases for the Denver City Attorney’s office, most of them jury trials.Scott also has an active pro bono practice, having worked on a variety of criminal and immigration appeals, and having represented Colorado criminal defense and mental health organizations in high–profile suits against the state of Colorado for violations of the constitutional rights of defendants.At MoFo, Scott serves on the board of the Morrison & Foerster Foundation. In the broader legal community, he serves on the boards of the Colorado Lawyers Committee and Drop in the Bucket (a charity that builds wells and sanitation systems in sub–Saharan Africa).After law school, Scott clerked for the Honorable Clarence A. Brimmer, District of Wyoming, and the Honorable Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain, Ninth Circuit. He was also previously an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center.

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Scott Llewellyn’s practice involves complex litigation before state and federal courts around the country, with an emphasis on patent and trade secret disputes for high-tech companies, to which he brings more than 35 years of experience with computer hardware and software, in particular relating to the processing and transmission of audio, video, voice, and other types of data. Mr. Llewellyn has also tried commercial arbitration and agency matters; briefed and argued various appeals in federal appellate court; and tried more than 20 cases for the Denver city attorney’s office, most of them jury trials.

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Tech companies have faced an increasingly complex antitrust landscape in the U.S. and abroad. During the Biden administration, under the leadership of FTC Chair Lina Khan and Department of Justice Antitrust Division AAG Jonathan Kanter, the antitrust agencies pursued an aggressive antitrust enforcement agenda across all fronts, focusing their scrutiny on Big Tech acquisitions and bringing conduct cases. In Congress, significant legislation was proposed multiple times, including by bipartisan coalitions, that would impact how tech companies do business. In Europe, the DMA went into effect, requiring significant compliance. Looking ahead to the second Trump administration, while there are signs that aggressive enforcement could slow, Big Tech is expected to continue to be in antitrust cross-hairs, particularly with the recent appointment of Gail Slater to be the next AAG of the DOJ Antitrust Division.During the panel “Tech and Antitrust: Policy Shifts in the Second Trump Administration,” at the <a href="https://www.mofo.com/tech-law-summit" target="_blank">MoFo Tech Law Summit</a> on December 12 in San Francisco, antitrust experts will explore these topics and more.Featured speakers include:<ul class="li-text-orange"><li class="li-text-orange"><a href="https://www.jeffriesstrategies.com/" target="_blank">Stewart Jeffries</a>, President, Jeffries Strategies</li><li class="li-text-orange"><a href="https://ccianet.org/about/team/matthew-schruers/" target="_blank">Matthew Schruers</a>, President & CEO, Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA)</li><li class="li-text-orange">MoFo Antitrust Partner <a href="https://www.mofo.com/people/megan-gerking" target="_blank">Megan Gerking</a></li></ul>To learn more or to request an invitation, please visit our <a href="https://www.mofo.com/resources/events/241212-innovation-under-regulation-a-tech" target="_blank">MoFo Tech Law Summit website</a>.<div data-reactroot=""><span class="rich-text-component-embed" data-component-info="{&quot;uid&quot;:&quot;blt1bfc59732625b188&quot;,&quot;_version&quot;:2,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en-us&quot;,&quot;table_source&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\&quot;columns-content\&quot; style=\&quot;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr\&quot;&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blt010c50122babd182/241212-tech-summit-stewart.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Stewart Jeffries\&quot; style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Stewart Jeffries&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;President&lt;br&gt;Jeffries Strategies LLC&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blt5db932c05a233de2/6732e0394d178ee97713b1e6/241212-tech-summit-matthew.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Matthew Schruers\&quot; style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Matthew Schruers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;President &amp;amp; CEO&lt;br&gt;Computer &amp;amp; Communications Industry Association&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n\n&lt;div class=\&quot;columns-content\&quot; style=\&quot;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr\&quot;&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.mofo.com/people/megan-gerking\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blt9104ff785b415b06/gerking_megan_social_600x600.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Megan Gerking\&quot; style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.mofo.com/people/megan-gerking\&quot;&gt;Megan Gerking&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Partner&lt;br&gt;Morrison&amp;nbsp;Foerster&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Tech and Antitrust: Policy Shifts in the Second Trump Administration - Speaker Photo Gallery&quot;,&quot;publish_details&quot;:{&quot;time&quot;:&quot;2024-12-06T23:49:09.829Z&quot;,&quot;user&quot;:&quot;blt78790fe6eb9ff08f&quot;,&quot;environment&quot;:&quot;bltf4674cd9142c5020&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en-us&quot;,&quot;_trace&quot;:&quot;array_node;blog_global_fields;publish_details&quot;,&quot;_key&quot;:&quot;publish_details&quot;},&quot;_fetched&quot;:true,&quot;_content_type_uid&quot;:&quot;table_content&quot;,&quot;_trace&quot;:&quot;array_node;blog_global_fields&quot;,&quot;_key&quot;:&quot;key&quot;}" data-component-type="table_content" data-component-inline="false"></div>

MoFo Tech Law Summit – Tech and Antitrust: Policy Shifts in the Second Trump Administration

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Megan E. Gerking is a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Global Antitrust Law Practice, where she specializes in government-facing antitrust matters. Megan represents companies in criminal and civil con

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MoFo Tech Law Summit – Tech and Antitrust: Policy Shifts in the Second Trump Administration

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Tech companies have faced an increasingly complex antitrust landscape in the U.S. and abroad. During the Biden administration, under the leadership of FTC Chair Lina Khan and Department of Justice Antitrust Division AAG Jonathan Kanter, the antitrust agencies pursued an aggressive antitrust enforcement agenda across all fronts, focusing their scrutiny on Big Tech acquisitions and bringing conduct cases.

As technology evolves at an unprecedented pace, the need for responsible tech has never been more important. Responsible technology, especially for providers of, deployers of, and investors in AI, has become the focus of mainstream and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) conversations. Responsible tech is about creating and using innovations in ways that prioritize ethical considerations, sustainability, privacy, and inclusivity. It is the foundation upon which a healthy digital future can thrive.Our firm has established itself as a leader in responsible technology, leveraging decades of experience advising tech companies through the many transformative waves of innovation. We are excited to share the work we do by facilitating a conversation at our Tech Law Summit on December 12 in San Francisco, with a featured panel, “Responsible Tech: Policy Becomes Practice,” to include:<ul class="li-text-orange"><li class="li-text-orange">MoFo Complex Litigation partner <a href="https://www.mofo.com/people/alexis-amezcua" target="_blank">Alexis Amezcua</a></li><li>Paula Goldman, Chief Ethics and Humane Use Officer, Salesforce</li><li><a href="https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/" target="_blank">Senator Scott Wiener</a>, District 11, California State Senate</li><li><a href="https://omidyar.com/omidyar_team/aniyia-williams/" target="_blank">Aniyia L. Williams</a>, Director Responsible Technology, Omidyar Network</li></ul>During this session, our dynamic speakers will share how society and technology companies can ensure innovative technologies are implemented responsibly.Our speakers are uniquely positioned to discuss how best to structure and advise on the implementation of responsible tech programs, with insights into how ideas become reality and policy becomes practice.Responsible tech is not just a trend, and we are excited to share how it is a necessity. By prioritizing it, everyone, including consumers, providers, implementers, and policymakers, will play a role in how society advances with technology and in making sure it empowers, rather than harms, the world we all share. We hope you will join us for this exciting discussion.To learn more or to request an invitation, please visit our <a href="https://www.mofo.com/resources/events/241212-innovation-under-regulation-a-tech" target="_blank">MoFo Tech Law Summit website</a>.<div data-reactroot=""><span class="rich-text-component-embed" data-component-info="{&quot;uid&quot;:&quot;blt7ba62be595d50cc4&quot;,&quot;_version&quot;:1,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en-us&quot;,&quot;table_source&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\&quot;columns-content\&quot; style=\&quot;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr\&quot;&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.mofo.com/people/alexis-amezcua\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/bltc2ab7933bebe30d2/amezcua_alexis_social_600x600.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Alexis Amezcua\&quot; style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;\&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.mofo.com/people/alexis-amezcua\&quot;&gt;Alexis Amezcua&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Partner&lt;br&gt;Morrison&amp;nbsp;Foerster&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blt092dbe184a1a23b0/241212-tech-summit-paula-goldman.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Paula Goldman\&quot; style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Paula Goldman&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chief Ethics and Humane Use Officer&lt;br&gt;Salesforce&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;\n\n&lt;div class=\&quot;columns-content\&quot; style=\&quot;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr\&quot;&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blt14f881239b51ae0e/241212-tech-summit-scott-wiener.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Scott Wiener\&quot; style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scott Wiener&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Senator&lt;br&gt;District 11, California State Senate&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blt56a471e661f692f4/241212-tech-summit-aniyia-williams.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Aniyia Williams\&quot; style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aniyia Williams&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Responsible Technology&lt;br&gt;Omidyar Network&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Responsible Tech: Policy Becomes Practice - Speaker Photo Gallery&quot;,&quot;publish_details&quot;:{&quot;time&quot;:&quot;2024-11-26T20:23:30.512Z&quot;,&quot;user&quot;:&quot;blt78790fe6eb9ff08f&quot;,&quot;environment&quot;:&quot;bltf4674cd9142c5020&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en-us&quot;,&quot;_trace&quot;:&quot;array_node;blog_global_fields;publish_details&quot;,&quot;_key&quot;:&quot;publish_details&quot;},&quot;_fetched&quot;:true,&quot;_content_type_uid&quot;:&quot;table_content&quot;,&quot;_trace&quot;:&quot;array_node;blog_global_fields&quot;,&quot;_key&quot;:&quot;key&quot;}" data-component-type="table_content" data-component-inline="false"></div>

MoFo Tech Law Summit – Responsible Tech: Policy Becomes Practice

Six weeks post-election, MoFo will bring together technology companies, technology investors, and global policymakers to discuss the most pressing issues within tech law. This year’s conference theme, “Innovation Under Regulation,” will explore regulatory issues in place under the Biden administration and the importance of such for the Trump administration, as we look toward the future of innovation.We are curating a full-day event that will enable dialogue and the exchange of ideas among those advancing innovation, managing compliance, drafting policy, and overseeing regulations.With the outcome of the 2024 U.S. presidential election now clear, we will draw on election commentary from <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/News/martha-raddatz-abc-news-official-biography/story?id=127431" target="_blank">Martha Raddatz</a>, Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, ABC News, moderated by Morrison Forester National Security partner Brandon Van Grack. This conversation will set the stage for an enlightening day of discussions for our clients on what to expect from a second Trump administration and the new Congress as it relates to technology regulations.  A Sampling of Topics We Will Explore: <ul><li>​Election Commentary</li><li>Antitrust Enforcement</li><li>Tales from the AI Frontier</li><li>Investing in Innovation</li><li>Semiconductors 2030</li><li>Responsible Technology </li><li>Data and China</li></ul>The day will close out with an energetic session featuring <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/casey-newton" target="_blank">Casey Newton</a>, co‑host of The New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast, and <a href="https://www.theverge.com/authors/nilay-patel" target="_blank">Nilay Patel</a>, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Verge. Moderated by Morrison Foerster Technology Transactions partner Tessa Schwartz, this session will be a discussion of how technology influences our lives, culture, and society.To learn more or to request an invitation, please visit our <a href="https://www.mofo.com/resources/events/241212-innovation-under-regulation-a-tech" target="_blank">MoFo Tech Law Summit website</a>.<div data-reactroot=""><span class="rich-text-component-embed" data-component-info="{&quot;uid&quot;:&quot;bltf24b30b275e41dd5&quot;,&quot;_version&quot;:7,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en-us&quot;,&quot;table_source&quot;:&quot;&lt;div class=\&quot;columns-content\&quot; style=\&quot;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr\&quot;&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;img style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0;\&quot; src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blte158ef2f3398512f/6729b192709d07c66f39e69f/241212-tech-summit-martha-raddatz.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Martha Raddatz\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Martha Raddatz,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Chief Global Affairs Correspondent,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;ABC News&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0;\&quot; src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blta6c2f5a15613847a/6729b1922fb474d350b2286d/241212-tech-summit-casey-newton.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Casey Newton\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Casey Newton,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Founder and Editor of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Platformer&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;and Co-Host of&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The New York Times Hard Fork&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src=\&quot;https://media2.mofo.com/v3/images/blt5775cc69c999c255/blt58fa4e15354e0986/241212-tech-summit-nilay-patel.jpg\&quot; alt=\&quot;Nilay Patel\&quot; style=\&quot;margin-bottom: 0px;\&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nilay Patel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Verge&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;MOFOTECH BLOG - Tech Summit Featured Speakers&quot;,&quot;publish_details&quot;:{&quot;time&quot;:&quot;2024-12-07T00:10:56.502Z&quot;,&quot;user&quot;:&quot;blt78790fe6eb9ff08f&quot;,&quot;environment&quot;:&quot;bltf4674cd9142c5020&quot;,&quot;locale&quot;:&quot;en-us&quot;,&quot;_trace&quot;:&quot;array_node;blog_global_fields;publish_details&quot;,&quot;_key&quot;:&quot;publish_details&quot;},&quot;_fetched&quot;:true,&quot;_content_type_uid&quot;:&quot;table_content&quot;,&quot;_trace&quot;:&quot;array_node;blog_global_fields&quot;,&quot;_key&quot;:&quot;key&quot;}" data-component-type="table_content" data-component-inline="false"></div>

Tessa J. Schwartz, partner, has extensive experience in complex intellectual property and technology law, copyright law, and patent litigation. Tessa is also the founder and co-chair of the firm’s Artificial Intelligence Group.

Tessa J. Schwartz, partner, has extensive experience in complex intellectual property and technology law, copyright law, and patent litigation.

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Tessa Schwartz has an active practice counseling companies on intellectual property and technology transactions issues, and negotiating complex intellectual property and commercial agreements.

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Brandon L. Van Grack co-chairs Morrison Foerster’s National Security and Crisis Management groups. 

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Introducing the MoFo Tech Law Summit – Innovation Under Regulation

Morrison & Foerster has mobilized a team of legal advisors across our firm’s global practices and disciplines to offer you timely legal and business advice as the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis continues to unfold and adversely affect entire governments, economies, businesses, and countries.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.who.int/">The World Health Organization</a> reports that there are “still many unknowns about the virus, including the clinical spectrum of disease, its severity, and transmissibility. This level of uncertainty, coupled with an onslaught of new cases and countries being affected, brings with it a plethora of wide-ranging global business and legal implications across a broad range of industries and geographies. The technology sector is being especially impacted as businesses prepare to move toward remote work and to operate in ways they have not before.

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Morrison & Foerster has mobilized a team of legal advisors across our firm’s global practices and disciplines to offer you timely legal and business advice as t

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In a landmark decision, on April 19, 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice decided that the ad blocking application and browser-extension Adblock Plus does not violate the German Unfair Competition Act (Gesetz gegen den Unlauteren Wettbewerb – UWG). Offering software that allows users to block advertising does not constitute an unfair commercial practice, even if the business model provides advertisers with the option to pay for showing certain ads (“whitelisting”).Read our <a href="https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/m4MbCNk5XGU2N4n4ilAYzM">client alert</a>.

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Christoph has more than 25 years of experience as an M&A and regulatory lawyer in the telecommunications, media, and technology industries. He focuses particularly on complex transactions and strategi

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Dr. Christoph Wagner is a partner in the Berlin office and Co-Chair of the firm’s global media group. Dr. Wagner is a leading TMT, M&A and regulatory lawyer, with a particular focus on transactions and on strategic regulatory advice in the media and communications industries.

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Theresa is a senior associate at Morrison & Foerster’s German office in Berlin and a member of our litigation practice group. She advises clients in a range of industries, including technology, media 

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Theresa Oehm is a senior associate at Morrison & Foerster’s German office in Berlin and a member of the firm's antitrust practice group and TMT regulatory team. She advises clients in the technology, media and telecommunications sector on all aspects of antitrust law and regulatory law.

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German Federal Court: Unfair Competition Law No Basis to Ban Ad Blocking and Whitelisting

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MoFo Tech brings together legal insights and in-depth analyses on trends and complex issues shaping the global technology industry, covering fields such as bloc