Reutlingen Industry 4.0 Forum Market launch, distribution and protection of networked products

Data is considered the oil of the 21st century. Nevertheless, our legal system does not provide for ownership of data. So, for example, you have no ownership of the data in your own smartphone.

However, there are legal options other than ownership to legally assign data exclusively to you or your company. To achieve this, however, the complex interests must be considered at an early stage.

However, there are legal options other than ownership to legally assign data exclusively to you or your company and to control data in this way. In order to achieve this, however, the complex interests must be considered at an early stage. Example:

Example:

C manufactures CNC milling machines, B milling blades. The joint customer K produces electric baby carriages and uses C's CNC milling machines, in which it uses B's milling blades. From time to time, one of the milling blades breaks, which K always notices too late and causes panic about a recall. C therefore creates an Internet portal to which every milling blade breakage is reported fully automatically.

B would now also like to have access to the data on the Internet portal in order to offer C replacement milling blades fully automatically as soon as a milling blade breaks. C would provide the data, but demands a "small commission". Is that possible? C, on the other hand, is annoyed about the pending deal, as the data also provides information about the company's internal affairs. Can K prevent the deal with "his data"? Meanwhile, distributor H is being sued by consumer V, who cut himself on the piece of a saw blade in his electric baby carriage. H would also like to have access to the data on the internet portal in order to exonerate himself in the lawsuit. B, C and K would like to avoid access so as not to incriminate themselves. Is H entitled to have the data handed over?

The REUTLINGER FORUM INDUSTRY 4.0 provides answers to these and related questions, such as how to deal with cases of industrial espionage, as part of a compact event. In addition, the requirements to be observed when launching networked Industry 4.0 products will be discussed in detail. Aspects of distribution will also be considered, e.g. the contractual dealer compensation claim, which is very costly for the entrepreneur. The event will end with an example using a medical smartphone app that collects data from patients and sends it to the manufacturer via a server system for further processing.

Course of the event

1. industry 4.0 today

  • Brief introduction

2. who "owns" my data? Protection options.

  • Civil law, contract law, new General Data Protection Regulation

  • Know-how protection/industrial espionage

  • Protection of company data

  • Protection of ideas

3. market launch and distribution of networked products

  • Distribution law, general terms and conditions

  • Product liability

  • CE marking according to ProdSG, GS mark etc.

4. example: medical mobile app with server backend

  • CE marking, EU Medical Device Regulation

  • Data protection, new e-privacy regulation

  • Commercial exploitation of customer data

  • Telemedia law, general terms and conditions, AppStore, liability

Small snack

Organization:

The event is free of charge.

Registration:

Registration is not required. However, we would be pleased to receive your confirmation in preparation.

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    VOELKER & Partner
    Lawyers - Auditors - Tax consultants mbB
    Am Echazufer 24, 72764 Reutlingen