Yesterday evening, Dr Christian Triebe and Dr Sebastian Heim accepted the ‘Europe Impact Case of the Year’ award on behalf of our IP team at the Managing IP Awards in London.
The ECJ ruling on software copyright, which was secured by GvW partners Dr Christian Triebe and Dr Walter Scheuerl in Hamburg, strengthens legal certainty and promotes innovation and interoperability, which are crucial for technological progress in increasingly complex software ecosystems – not only in the gaming industry, but across the entire software sector. The judgment underlines the importance of copyright protection as a key driver of innovation in the software industry.
GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the transmission system operator 50Hertz on the award of a major contract for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore grid connection project. The project involves the planning, construction, installation and commissioning of a converter system comprising an offshore converter platform in the North Sea and an onshore converter station in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The North Sea Connector 2 project is intended to connect offshore wind farms in the North Sea to the German electricity grid in future.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Primepulse and Vsquared Ventures on the Series C financing round of NEURA Robotics GmbH. The transaction ranks among the largest venture financing rounds in the European startup ecosystem to date.
GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Ethereal Space, Inc., a pioneering commercial space company, on space and satellite law matters and the establishment of its affiliate Ethereal Space GmbH.

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