Summary for no. 4/2021

1. Doctrine, studies, comments
Viorel Roş
The Basis of the International Copyright Law. The Role of the International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI) in the Adoption of the Berne Convention on Literary and Artistic Property

Ruxandra Vişoiu
NFTs or non-fungible tokens: a new type of digital art and their legal implications

Ana-Maria Marinescu
Non-fungible tokens and generative art

Oana Mihăilă
The „issue” of digitalization in the attempt to protect intellectual property rights

Alin Speriusi-Vlad
On the provisional measures in the field of intellectual property, from general to particular (II)

Rebeca Georgia Dunca
From the backstage of the battle: Intellectual property versus COVID-19

Andreea Livadariu
Analysis of the absolute ground for refusal to register European Union trade marks represented by the condition of lawfulness. Relevant case law developed by the ECJ and the GC

Cristiana Budileanu
The collision between domain name and geographical indication. An overview of the cases “Champagne” and “Gorgonzola”

2. European case-law
The use of phonograms in the European Union (a review by Associate Professor Gheorghe Gheorghiu, PhD)

Judgement T-324/20 of 19 May 2021, EU trade mark. Opposition proceedings. Application for EU figurative mark kugoo. Earlier EU and national word marks KUGA and earlier EU word mark KUGA ENERGI. Relative ground for refusal – Likelihood of confusion. (selection, translation and summary by Associate Professor Ciprian Raul Romiţan, PhD)

3. Collective Management Organizations
CREDIDAM – Romanian Center for Performers’ Rights Management

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