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Intellectual Property Law | AI-generated work and copyrights
European Union (EU) landmark court decision regarding copyright for AI-generated works In a recent landmark decision, the Municipal Court of Prague ruled that an image created by an AI tool cannot be protected by copyright because it lacks a natural person as its author. This judgment is among the first in Europe to address
NEW ORDER NO. 377/2024 UPDATING THE CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY – CAEN
The Order No. 377/2024 of the National Institute of Statistics updating the Classification of activities of the national economy – CAEN (the “Order No. 377/2024”), was published in the Official Gazette No. 385/25 April 2024 and shall enter into force on 1 January 2025. This updated Classification is also called CAEN Rev. 3. At
Changes to Procedural Norms Regarding Legal Costs
On 9 April 2024, the Chamber of Deputies, acting as the decision-making body, adopted the legislative proposal to amend Article 30 of Law No. 51/1995 on the organization and practice of the profession of attorney-at-law and Article 451 of Law No. 134/2010 on the Civil Procedure Code (the ”Adopted Proposal”), following its earlier adoption by
Law 50/2024 on the implementation of the Digital Services Act has entered into force
Law no. 50/2024 on establishing measures for the application of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a single market for digital services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (the “DSA”), as well as on amending and supplementing Law no. 365/2002 on electronic commerce, was published in the Official
Prior approval by the European Commission of Romania’s €3 billion state aid scheme for onshore wind and solar photovoltaic installations by means of contracts for difference
1. The European Commission’s decision: According to a press release published on 06 March 2024, the European Commission has given its prior approval to a Romanian aid scheme aimed at supporting installations that generate electricity from onshore wind and solar photovoltaic power plants. The official press release contains the following key information: • The support
Government Emergency Ordinance on Credit Administrators and Credit Purchasers
Status: During the session of the Government of Romania on 28 February 2024, the Government of Romania adopted the government emergency ordinance concerning credit administrators and credit purchasers (”GEO”). The GEO will come into effect only after its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. Purpose: The GEO establishes a common framework and specific requirements
The entry into force of the Regulation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania no. 27 of 6 December 2023 regarding the approval, supervision, control and sanctioning of the activity of commodity exchanges
1. General Aspects The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (”CCIR”) has published in the Official Gazette of Romania no. 77 of 29 January 2024 the Regulation no. 27 of 6 December 2023 regarding the approval, supervision, control and sanctioning of the activity of commodity exchanges (the ”Regulation”), which came into force on the
Intellectual Property Law | The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
Romania is in process of passing the law for the ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court The Agreement on a Unified Patent Court[1] (the “UPC Agreement”), together the two EU regulations setting up the Unitary Patent (Regulations (EU) No 1257/2012 and (EU) No 1260/2012), make up the Unitary Patent package, designed to