First Court Action Over DMA Access

Munich, Germany 22. January 2026

Teamfluence Signal Systems OÜ, an Estonian software company behind the social selling platform Teamfluence, has filed a preliminary injunction against LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company and LinkedIn Germany GmbH at the Regional Court of Munich (Landgericht München I, Case No. 37 O 104/26).

The company is represented by Glade Michel Wirtz (GMW), the law firm that secured the first successful DMA-based private enforcement action last year, when the Mainz Regional Court ordered Google to stop favouring its own Gmail service during Android account setup.

The LinkedIn proceedings turn on alleged violations of the Digital Markets Act, EU competition law, and German data protection rules. The case is presided over by Dr. Michaela Althaus of the 37th Civil Chamber — the same judge who previously ruled against Google in a competition law injunction proceeding.

Update, March 11, 2026

The Regional Court of Munich dismissed the motion for a preliminary injunction. The decision has been appealed to the Higher Regional Court of Munich. Litigation is ongoing.

While the court found that the plaintiff had not sufficiently demonstrated GDPR compliance in the expedited proceedings, the court explicitly acknowledged that processing LinkedIn data is lawful where users have opted in to data sharing.

The court also recognized LinkedIn’s obligation under DMA Art. 6(10) to provide data access through designated channels. In effect, the ruling provides a detailed roadmap for DMA-compliant tool development — confirming that the legal framework supports third-party access when implemented with proper data protection safeguards.

The case now proceeds to the main proceedings on appeal.