Dr. Gregor Schmid, LL.M. (Cambridge)

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Gregor is a lawyer for technology and media with a focus on data protection, copyright, media, IT law and e-commerce. He regularly advises on negotiations and transactions, financing and joint ventures as well as on regulatory aspects of the digital business. His clients include technology start-ups, ISPs, games, film and television companies as well as financial institutions and investors.

Gregor is also an experienced litigator in complex business disputes. The distinguished legal expert is an award-winning and recommended lawyer in the fields of technology and data protection.

Gregor and Sebastian Buder are the local managing directors of Taylor Wessing's Berlin office.

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Carrière

Since 2006	Partner, Taylor Wessing
2012	Lecturer, MHMK Macromedia Hochschule für Medien und Kommunikation, München
2011	Lecturer, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2003	Lecturer, Max-Planck-Institut für Patent-, Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht (today: Innovation und Wettbewerb)
1999 – 2006	Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP, in the area of IP/IT/Media & Entertainment
1997 – 1999	Research assistant, Max-Planck-Institut für Patent-, Urheber- und Wettbewerbsrecht (today: Innovation und Wettbewerb)

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Formation

2003	Admitted as a lawyer, Berlin
1999	Doctoral degree (Prof. Gerhard Schricker), Dissertation on a theme of competition and European law, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
1997	Admitted as a lawyer, Munich

1996	Second state examination, Munich
1994	LL.M., University of Cambridge, England
1993	First state examination, Munich
1988 – 1993	Degree studies in law, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

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Publications

„Sein Auto, sein Entwurf“ – Wem gehört der Porsche 911? Anmerkung zu BGH, Urteil vom 7.4.2022, Gregor Schmid / Timm Düwel, ZUM 2022, 561

„Käfer-Lächeln“ und „Ei-Form“: Der VW-Käfer und das Urheberrecht., Anmerkung zu OLG Braunschweig, Urteil vom 10.3.2022, Timm Düwel / Gregor Schmid, ZUM-RD 2022, 377

Lizenzen/Nutzungsrechte, in: Digital Escrow - Rechtsschutz durch Hinterlegung digitaler Wirtschaftsgüter, 2022

Insolvenzfestigkeit von Nutzungsrechten, in: Digital Escrow - Rechtsschutz durch Hinterlegung digitaler Wirtschaftsgüter, 2022

Datenschutz , in: Digital Escrow - Rechtsschutz durch Hinterlegung digitaler Wirtschaftsgüter, 2022

Digital Services Act: Neues „Grundgesetz für Onlinedienste“? Auswirkungen des Kommissionsentwurfs für die Digitalwirtschaft, Gregor Schmid / Max Grewe, MMR 2021, S. 279

Reale Gebäude und Gegenstände in Computerspielen. Reichstag, Humvees und Fußballtrikots – Nutzung ohne Lizenzen möglich? Gregor Schmid / Tim Düwel, MMR 2020, S. 155

Einordnung eines Livestreams als Rundfunk – Anmerkung zum Urteil des VG Berlin vom 26.9.2019, MMR 2020, 271

Digital Services Act und Digital Markets Act: (Nicht nur) die e-Commerce-Richtlinie auf dem Prüfstand

Update Urheberrecht im Digitalen Binnenmarkt: Zur Implementierung der DSM-Urheberrechts-Richtlinie in Deutschland

Game Subsidies in Germany – Recent Developments, Interface, Ausgabe #24, August 2019

Neue Vertriebsstrukturen mit digitalem Content am Beispiel von E-Books, in: DGRI Jahrbuch 2014, S. 173 - 192

Langues étrangères

English

Expertise

Secteurs Technologie, Médias et Communications (TMC)Fintech Gaming

Experience

Acquisition of Kolibri Games by Ubisoft	One of the premier developers of mobile free-to-play games and one of the leaders of the “idle” games genre, on its 75% acquisition by Ubisoft.
Wooga sale to Playtika	Wooga, the Berlin-based casual games developer, on its sale to Israeli mobile games company, Playtika Ltd.

Prix et distinctions

Leaders League 2022	Excellent lawyer: Media, Sports & Entertainment
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2019- 2022	Leading individual: Intellectual Property Law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2019- 2022	Leading individual: Gambling law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2019- 2022	Leading individual: Information technology law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2020- 2022	Leading individual: Media and copyright law
The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2021/ 2022	Leading inddividual: Media and Entertainment
Legal 500 Germany 2021/2022	Leading individual: media: entertainment
JUVE Handbook 2021/2022	"bright minded, he can also delevop new ideas and solutions", client
JUVE Handbook 2021/2022	"experienced colleague, pleasant cooperation", competitor, "can also think out of the box- that is what makes him an outstanding IP lawyer", client
JUVE Handbook 2021/2022	"experienced, pleasant cooperation", competitor
Chambers Europe 2021	"Gregor Schmid offers advice on a broad range of media issues, with a specialisation on gaming mandates as well as copyright, e-commerce and licensing issues. One client says:"Gregor has very detailed knowledge. We use him for very specific questions which have not yet been solved by the legislature," explaining: "He knows whether a longer text or a quick answer is necessary for a given topic."
Legal 500 Germany 2021	"Gregor Schmid is very specialised and has excellent knowledge of the law. He is also fast, pragmatic, highly competent and personally very pleasant".
JUVE Handbook 2020 2021	"can be employed in addition to his extensive process know-how", competitor, "can always think out of the box - that makes him an outstanding IP lawyer", client
JUVE Handbook 2020/2021	Frequently recommended: Trademark, design and unfair competition
JUVE Handbook 2019 - 2021	Frequently recommended: Media: Contracts and Copyrights, Transactions and Financing
JUVE Handbook 2019 - 2021	Frequently recommended: IT-law
WirtschaftsWoche Ranking 2020	TOP Lawyer 2020 for Copyright Law
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020	Frequently recommended: Trademark, design and unfair competition
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020	Frequently recommended: Competition law
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020	"very experienced, good lawyer", "competent", competitor
Chambers Europe 2019	Leading individual: TMT-Media (Germany): "Gregor Schmid is smart and good at giving practical advice. He really understands the business."