Last year brought a number of interesting CJEU judgments that directly affect the fields of data protection, TMT and intellectual property. The decisions impact the application of current laws and give rise to new obligations for businesses. Dentons has compiled a list of the top 10 CJEU judgments that you need to know.

In top position we have the dispute between Poland and the EU Parliament with regard to Online Content Sharing Service Providers. Sharing the podium are the SpaceNet and RTL Television cases, which touch upon well-known aspects of traffic and location data retention and, respectively, the transmission of television programs in hotel rooms.

Other judgments deal with crucial issues such as data storage – either for creating error-detection databases or in the context of market-crime detection – cloud services as well as processing of extra-sensitive personal information. Three cases are discussed that relate to intellectual property laws, including Austro Mechana and Koch Media. Last but not least is a judgment of the General Court that is of particular interest to trademark law specialists.

Insightful comment on each case is given by professionals from the Dentons Warsaw IP&TMT team. They will help you better understand how your business could be impacted.

An added bonus comes in the form of summaries of CJEU judgments expected in 2023.