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Sep 16

Anne-Marie Pecoraro recognized in The Best Lawyers directory for work in Media law

Best lawyers added Anne-Marie Pecoraro to their list of “Best lawyers in France” describing her as “an intellectual property, new technologies and entertainment law expert specializing in advertising, literary and artistic property and trademark law.” Pointing out that “Anne-Marie's expertise has been recognized in the professional environment, in the press,... read more →
Dec 23

Publication of the draft Digital Markets Act: ensuring that “gatekeepers” platforms behave in “a fair way”

On Tuesday December 15th, 2020, the European Commission published two draft regulations, one concerning digital services (known as the “Digital Services Act”) and the other digital markets (known as the “Digital Markets Act”).  These two draft regulations, which are expected to enter into force by 2022, aim to propose a... read more →
Dec 23

Publication of the draft Digital Services Act: end of the « numerical far west »?

On Tuesday December 15th, 2020, the European Commission published two draft regulations, one concerning digital services (known as the “Digital Services Act”) and the other digital markets (known as the “Digital Markets Act”). These two draft regulations, which are expected to enter into force by 2022, aim to propose a... read more →
Dec 03

On December 2, 2020, Anne-Marie PECORARO contributed to the Music Networking Week organized by @Midem

Anne-Marie PECORARO, partner in the intellectual property department of UGGC Avocats, took part, on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, in the Music Networking Week, organized online by @Midem. This event, which takes place from November 30 to December 4, 2020, brings together all the stakeholders of the music industry (labels, artists,... read more →
Nov 10

EU trade mark: “CANNUBIS” refused registration on the ground that it is descriptive

In decision R 2651/2016 1, the trade mark "CANNUBIS" was considered to be inseparable from "cannabis" for the English-speaking public. It was therefore considered descriptive of a series of products which could contain or contain this substance and was therefore refused registration. The Article 7(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of... read more →
Jun 05

Webinar: Protection against counterfeiting, the good practices

On Friday, June 5, 2020, Anne-Marie Pecoraro was invited in the webinar organized by Licensing International France about the good practices to adopt in the fight against counterfeiting, with Christophe Drevet. Based on the observation that counterfeiting is a global and constantly growing curse, but also that a lot of... read more →
Jun 02

Covid-19 & the musical industry: SACEM made the commitment to pay artists that did live concerts on social media during the lockdown

On Wednesday June 3, 2020, Anne-Marie Pecoraro will take part in the panel discussion hosted by the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) during the Digital Midem 2020.   The aim of this panel discussion is to call legal and industry experts together to report on legal update regarding entertainment... read more →
Sep 16

Le projet de loi d’orientation des mobilités (LOM) de retour à l’Assemblée : pression pour modifications concernant les travailleurs de plateforme

Divers amendements proposés devant la commission du développement durable et de l'aménagement du territoire au sujet des conditions de travail des chauffeurs sur les plateformes VTC dénoncent la « souplesse » du gouvernement à ce sujet. Pour rappel, la loi prévoit une charte, qui n'engage pas les entreprises légalement, mais apporte des... read more →
May 10

Chambers & Partners Guide ranks ATurquoise among the most outstanding law firms in TMT Media and Intellectual Property

CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS Chambers & Partners Guide ranks ATurquoise among the most outstanding law firms in TMT Media and Intellectual Property   Ranked in TMT Media: Anne-Marie Pecoraro band 2 ATurquoise Ranked in Intellectual Property: Anne-Marie Pecoraro   Anne-Marie Pecoraro of ATurquoise collects praise from interviewees, who say: "She has both legal... read more →
Oct 22
Sep 18

Les parlementaires en faveur de l’adoption de la directive sur le droit d’auteur

Mercredi dernier, à 438 voix contre 226, le Parlement européen s’est montré en faveur de l’adoption de la directive sur le droit d’auteur à l’heure du numérique. Concernant le fameux article 13 (contenus culturels hébergés sur Internet), les parlementaires l’ont légèrement assoupli. Ce texte établit que le « blocage automatique... read more →