Legal Aspects of Immersive Technologies

Jana Pattynova, Partner, Pierstone, Czech Republic

Immersive technologies, including virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality are increasingly deployed within industrial applications. Despite the added value they offer, there are still numerous legal and practical considerations that shall be examined before integrating immersive technologies into routine practice. This article explores the legal aspects of the deployment of immersive technologies within industrial applications, including in particular data privacy, confidentiality and liability facets as well as contractual framework and sector specific legislative developments.

Jana is recognized as a leading IT and telecoms lawyer in Central and Eastern Europe. Over the past 20 years Jana has acted on some of the largest TMT projects and transactions in the region. Her broad experience includes advising Microsoft in 17 countries, acting for governments, financial institutions as well as major content providers and mobile and fixed-line operators throughout the region. Jana has practiced in London, Paris and Bratislava and holds post-graduate degrees from the universities of London and Munich. She is a member of the Czech Bar Association and the Slovak Bar Association. Jana is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.

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