In the dispute between the French footballer Lassana Diarra and FIFA, the Court of Justice of the EU found that part of FIFA's rules relating to player transfers are contrary to the EU competition protection rules. The French footballer unilaterally terminated his contract with the football club Lokomotiv Moscow,...
On June 13, 2024, the European Parliament and the European Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, which for the first time regulates the legal framework for artificial intelligence as well as the risks arising from it. In this way, the European Union has a leading role at the global level in...
On October 1, 2024, the State office of industrial property in cooperation with the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) adopted and published the practice document "CP9". The purpose of this practice document is to determine the minimum threshold of distinctiveness of trademarks consisting of a certain shape, when the shape...
