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    Dr Andreas Lober
    ADVANT Beiten - Frankfurt/Main
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner

    Dr Andreas Lober

    ADVANT Beiten - Frankfurt/Main
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner

    LANGUAGES

    English / French / German

    Practice Areas

    IT and the Law of Data - Intellectual Property

    Sectors

    Digital, Media & Technology - Healthcare

    Contacts

    T : +49 69 756095-582

    F : +49 69 756095-512

    Andreas.Lober@advant-beiten.com

    Expertise

    Dr Andreas Lober is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Frankfurt office and head of the Practice Group IP/IT/Media. He is interested in innovation, his work focuses on technology, digital business and electronic entertainment. A techie in his heart, he provides comprehensive advise to his clients, and he represents them in court and in arbitration cases, never forgetting about their economic aims.

    Dr Andreas Lober studied law at the University of Tübingen and the University of Aix-en-Provence (France). He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Tübingen with a dissertation in the context of media law. He was admitted to the German Bar in 2001. Since 2015 he has been working with ADVANT Beiten as Partner. Prior to joining ADVANT Beiten, he was a partner at another law firm and held a senior position at an Internet Company. Dr Andreas Lober is a lecturer at Georg-August University in Göttingen. In May 2022 he was appointed deputy assessor at the Federal Centre for the Protection of Children and Young People in the Media / Review Board for Media Harmful to Young People.

    Awards

    Recommended Lawyer
    JUVE Handbook German Commercial Law Firms 2024/2025

    “team specialised in gaming”, client
    very competent”, competitor

    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in Kooperation mit Handelsblatt 2025
    Leading Individual
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2024

    Dr Andreas Lober is awarded as "Leading Individual" in the field of Media - Entertainment.
    "Andreas Lober is responsive and efficient.";
    "Dr. Andreas Lober is one of the most experienced gaming lawyers and seems to know pretty much everyone in the industry.";
    "Andreas Lober and his team particularly impress with their fast response times and very good knowledge of the industry (computer games industry).";
    "Andreas Lober has known our company since its infancy and is therefore the perfect external contact for us with his in-depth technical expertise and his friendly, uncomplicated manner. He also manages to communicate very well in such a way that we can pass on his legal assessments directly to the business.";
    "Andreas Lober is known far beyond the borders for his data protection know-how"

    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt 2024
    Listed Lawyer
    JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2023/2024

    "a master in his field, absolutely reliable, competent and very pleasant as a person; long-standing cooperation, which is invaluable for us";
    "very competent, fast response", clients

    Recommended Lawyer
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2023
    Leading Individual
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2023

    Dr Andreas Lober is awarded as "Leading Individual" in the field of Media - Entertainment.
    "An outstanding games lawyer. He is characterised by down-to-earthness, friendliness, reliability and absolute professionalism. As a gamer, he knows what he is talking about and what language is understood by our non-legal staff. It's rare to meet an expert at this level who is at the same time as humanly pleasant as Andreas Lober.";
    "Andreas Lober and his team offer practical solutions, they know the computer games industry and are gamers themselves. That makes working together easy and very relaxed. Another plus is the friendliness paired with absolute professionalism."

    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt 2023
    Listed Lawyer
    Chambers Europe 2023

    "Dr Andreas Lober is extremely reliable and trustworthy and knows the industry very well to help us with even the trickiest tasks."
    "He is a down-to-earth, very pleasant and technically very competetnt lawyer."
    "Working together with him is always a pleasure."

    Listed Lawyer
    JUVE Handboook Wirtschaftskanzleien 2022/2023

    "very competent", Competitor
    "undisputedly the No. 1 in youth protection law of games", Client
    "strong games lawyer", Competitor

    Recommended Lawyer
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2022
    Listed Lawyer
    Chambers Europe 2022

    Clients consider him “one of the leading names in the gaming field.”

    Listed Lawyer
    IP Stars 2022
    Leading Individual
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2022

    Dr Andreas Lober is recommended and awarded as "Leading Individual" in the field of Media and Entertainment.
    "Andreas Lober is an absolute expert in the gaming industry.", "one of the best interactive entertainment lawyers in Germany.", "Andreas Lober is an extraordinary lawyer" Clients

    Publications

    Book:

    Chapter: Judicial Practice on Age Rating and the Antitrust Law Framework
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Games und Recht, Hentsch/Falk (Ed.), Nomos Verlag, 2023

    Chapter: Contract Data Processing, Direct Marketing, Industry 4.0 in the Context of Data Protection, Data Protection and Privacy Impact Assessment, Processing of Personal Data of Minors on the Internet
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Datenschutz im Betrieb, Dr. Axel von Walter et al. (Ed.), Haufe-Lexware, Freiburg 2018

    Publications:

    The significance of the Digital Services Act: New challenges for transactions in the digital industry?
    Dr Andreas Lober and Dr Birgit Münchbach
    in: M&A Review 10/2023, p. 343

    Experts: Pressure on compliance to begin assessing AI Act impact
    Dr Andreas Lober (quotation)
    in: Compliance Week, 29.06.2023

    Privacy in Multiplayer Games and Games on Social Networks
    Dr Andreas Lober and Susanne Klein
    in: MMR-Beilage, 08/2021, p. 17 et seq.

    Overview of the judicial practice on age rating
    Dr Andeas Lober and Dr Florian Jäkel-Gottmann
    in: MMR-Beilage, 08/2020, p. 8 et seq.

    Data Protection: The Closed Season Is Over
    Dr Andreas Lober and Susanne Klein
    in: Compliance-Newsletter, April 2019

    „Dead Rising 4 Decision Is No Free Ticket“
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: GamesWirtschaft.de, 30 January 2017

    Smart Processes
    Dr Andreas Lober (quotation)
    in: PROFITS, 03/2016, p. 30 et seq.

    Mortal Kombat X: Fighting Game Marked by Age Rating
    Dr Andreas Lober (quotation)
    in: computerbild.de, 15 July 2015

    Does Google Violate Antitrust Law?
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: gruenderszene.de, 29 October 2014

    Thou Shalt Not Address Others Informally!
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: wrp – Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis, 03/2014, p. 294 - 296

    Commentary on Decision of Federal Court of Justice, File Hosting Service
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: wrp – Wettbewerb in Recht und Praxis, 10/2013, p. 1354 - 1355

    More than Notice and Takedown: Scarlet Revisited 
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: ITechLaw Journal, 02/2013

    Making Money with „Virtual Money“
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Casual Connect Magazine, Winter 2009, p. 27

    Bluff Program Banned, Regional Court Prohibits "Cheatbot" for Online Game
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 22 July 2009

    Virtual Worlds Becoming Real: Second Life, World of Warcraft & Co: Fascination, Risks, Business
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Heise Zeitschriften Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 2007, p. 1-50, 51-100, 101-end

    Right to Injunctive Relief Against Operator of Virtual Worlds and Online Games Because of User Generated Content
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: CR, 10/2007, p. 647 et seq.

    Contracts in the MMO World
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Canadian Bar Association, 28 April 2007

    Virtual Worlds, Real Legal Problems
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 29 November 2006, p. 25

    Suing the Creator - Is the Host of Virtual Worlds Liable Towards Their Users for Virtual Goods?
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: CR, 2006, p. 837 et seq.

    Strong Advertising in Games
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: games.markt, 04/06, p. 35

    Playfully Advertising: Legal Framework for Ingame Advertising
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: MMR, 10/2006, p. 643 et seq.

    Protection of Minors on the Internet and in Mobile Entertainment
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: K & R, 2005, p. 65 et seq.

    Money for Nothing? Dealing with Virtual Items and Characters
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: MMR, 10/2005, p. 653 et seq.

    Competition Forces a Re-Positioning in Distribution
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen, 05/2005, p. 346 et seq.

    Antitrust Reform Involves the Implementation of Risk Management
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung, 28 July 2004, p. 19

    Changes in the German Unfair Competition Act - „Nothing but Kids!“
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: games.markt, 04/04, p. 28

    German Unfair Competition Act: Freedom Is Not Unlimited „Clear the Ring for Price Competition?“
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: games.markt, 14/04, p. 14 et seq.

    Free and Chargeable Use of Privacy Rights for Commercial Purposes in German and English Law - Also Comments to Decision of Regional Court Hamburg dated 25 April 2003 - Oliver Kahn ./. Electronic Arts
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: ZUM, 8/9 2003, p. 658 et seq.

    The Show Must Go On: License Agreements in Insolvency
    Dr Andreas Lober and Dr Tim Reinhard
    in: K & R, 2003, p. 126 et seq.

    New Copyright and its Consequences
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: DVD & Video Report, 21 August 2003, p. 26

    New Copyright and its Consequences
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: Videowoche, 25 August 2003, p. 18

    Interested in a Second Helping? Copyright Contract Law and Websites
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: K & R, 2002, p. 526 et seq.

    Entertainment Software Endangering Minors - No Piece of Cake
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: CR, 2002, p. 397 et seq.

    The IMS Health Decision of the European Commission: Copyright Knocked Out?
    Dr Andreas Lober
    in: GRUR Int., 2002, p. 7 et seq.

    Lectures:

    "Cyber Resilience Act", lecture cat game Verband on 26 June 2024, together with Daniel Trunk

    “Legal issues in the use of artificial intelligence”, lecture at the working group meeting for SMEs of the German Institute for Internal Auditing on June 7, 2024, together with Susanne Klein

    “Legal Issues of Artificial Intelligence”, lecture at the course “Digital Inhouse Counsel” of the German Institute for Legal Departments and In-house Counsel (diruj) on April 24, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, together with Susanne Klein

    “Legal aspects of the use of AI”, presentation at the norris network customer congress on February 2, 2024

    "Data Protection: Opportunity or Showstopper?", lecture at the Health Congress of the West, together with Susanne Klein

    "Cybersecurity and Dataprotection by M&A-Transactions", Online Seminar, BEITEN BURKHARDT, 23 June 2020, toghether with Susanne Klein

    "A 360 Degree View: Fraudulent Software  – 'Doping' of Online Games“, @kit Konferenz 2019, 27 - 29 March in Berlin.

    Memberships

    • ITechLaw
    • Video Game Bar Association
    • GAME Bundesverband der deutschen Games-Branche e.V. (German Games Industry Association)
    • Lexing Network
    • Deputy assessor at the Federal Centre for the Protection of Children and Young People from Harmful Media / Review Board for Media Harmful to Young People

    Articles

    Artificial intelligence: what is more important than the AI Act?
    The EU recently passed the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) with much fanfare. The Act is a milestone (see our blog post for more details). It is really relevant for providers and deployers of AI…
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    Cloud, SaaS and edge business models under fire
    The EU Data Act came into force on January 11, 2024. Up to now, connected products have been the main focus of public interest. However, providers of cloud, SaaS, edge and similar services are also affe…
    Read more
    EU Data Act: Action required for Connected Products, Related Services and Cloud Computing
    You would like to hear from us personally about the new obligations under the Data Act? Then register for our webinar: Registration On 27 November 2023, the EU Council adopted the Data Act, which was th…
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    Digital Services Act: New obligations for many online services as of 17 February already
    It seems that many online service operators still pay much less attention to the Digital Services Act than they should. The DSA will be a real game changer - for "online platforms" more than for other inte…
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    The Digital Services Act – "A new Sheriff in Town"
    Thierry Breton, EU Commissioner for Internal Market, announced the Digital Services Act ("DSA"), which is intended to harmonise regulations on the internet at EU level, with the pictorial comparison of "a …
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    International Data Transfer: New EDPB Recommendations as a Ray of Sunshine on the Horizon?
    It may be a coincidence, but US President Joe Biden could hardly have wished for better timing: To coincide with his visit to Europe, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published a new paper tha…
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    Press

    ADVANT Beiten Advises astragon Entertainment on Takeover of Independent Arts
    Frankfurt am Main, 8 May 2023 - The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has provided legal advice to astragon Entertainment GmbH, Dusseldorf, a subsidiary of Team17 Group PLC, on the takeover of Independe…
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    ADVANT Beiten Ranked in 15 Legal Areas by The Legal 500 Deutschland; Top Tier Law Firm in the Games Area
    The 2022 edition of The Legal 500 Deutschland ranks ADVANT Beiten among the leading law firms in 15 legal areas; in the area of Games, the firm is listed as a top tier law firm. Our partners Dr Andreas …
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    Entertainment with Artificial Intelligence: BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Oxolo on Product Launch
    Frankfurt am Main, 9 August 2021 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has comprehensively advised Oxolo GmbH on the preparations for its product launch. Founded in Hamburg in 2020, the software…
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    Best Lawyers: 82 Lawyers of BEITEN BURKHARDT Recommended as Best Lawyers for Germany
    Munich, 25 June 2021 - The US specialist publisher Best Lawyers has published its latest ranking of the best lawyers for Germany. These results are based on recommendations from competitors and thus confir…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Trayport on Takeover of Tradesignal
    Frankfurt am Main, 22 June 2021 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has provided comprehensive legal advice to Trayport Limited, headquartered in London, on the acquisition of Tradesig…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Ranked in 19 Practice Areas by The Legal 500 EMEA
    Frankfurt, 5 May 2021 - The 2021 edition of The Legal 500 EMEA ranks BEITEN BURKHARDT among the leading law firms in 19 practice areas. In addition, numerous lawyers are included in the ranking and on the …
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Aesculap AG on Acquisition of Majority Interest in SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GmbH
    Hamburg, 19 April 2021 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Aesculap AG on the acquisition of a majority of business shares in SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GMBH from the Schölly family. The Schö…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe on the Acquisition of a Shareholding in Limbic Entert…
    Frankfurt, 24 February 2021 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Europe on the acquisition of a shareholding in the German game developer Limbic Entertainmen…
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    Embracer Group’s subsidiary Koch Media has entered into a settlement with the European Commission
    Frankfurt/Main, 20 January 2021 – Koch Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of Embracer Group AB (publ), has today entered into a settlement with the European Commission concerning the geo-blocking case, state…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT advises cloud gaming provider RemoteMyApp on MagentaGaming contract with Deutsche Telekom
    Frankfurt, 28 August 2020 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised cloud gaming provider RemoteMyApp on the MagentaGaming contract with Deutsche Telekom. RemoteMyApp is a provid…
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    3D Printing of Tablets: BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises MERCK on Innovation Project
    Munich, 9 March 2020 – The science and technology company Merck has signed a Cooperation Agreement with 3D printing specialist AMCM (Starnberg). The companies intend to jointly develop 3D-printed tablets a…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Mérieux NutriSciences on Acquisition of Institut
    Frankfurt am Main, 24 May 2019 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Mérieux NutriSciences on the acquisition of all shares of Institut Kirchhoff Berlin GmbH. The parties have agreed to…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT Represents ZeniMax before the Federal Review Board for Media Harmful to Minors With Respect to …
    Frankfurt am Main, 10 December 2018 – The international law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has represented ZeniMax Media Inc., a renowned computer game publisher with business seat in Maryland/USA, before the Feder…
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    BEITEN BURKHARDT advises the software company Epic Games, Inc. on the introduction of its new digital distributi…
    Frankfurt am Main, December 7, 2018 – The international commercial law firm BEITEN BURKHARDT has advised Epic Games, Inc. on the introduction of its new digital distribution platform Epic Games Store in al…
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    More Than Just a Game: First Successful Expert Conference in the Main Metropolis
    On 19 October 2018 Queen Mary University of London together with BEITEN BURKHARDT invited and hosted the expert conference 'More Than Just a Game' for the first time in Germany. In the offices of BEITEN…
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