Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies the legal requirements of a valid consent for the use of website cookies

CJEU’s judgement of 1st of October 2019 in the case C-673/17(Planet49) clarifies that a website user must provide his or her consent for the use of cookies by way of an “active”, rather than “passive” behavior. The consent is not validly constituted if the storage of information in the website user’s terminal equipment is permitted […]

Transmiterea dreptului de proprietate sau a altor drepturi reale asupra unui imobil ca urmare a reorganizarii persoanei juridice prin fuziune sau divizare – inscrierea in Cartea Funciara in baza unui certificat de reorganizare

Incepand cu 26 iulie 2018, prin modificarile aduse Legii cadastrului si a publicitatii imobiliare nr. 7/1996, transmiterea dreptului de proprietate sau a altor drepturi reale asupra unui imobil ca urmare a reorganizarii persoanei juridice prin fuziune sau divizare va fi inscrisa in Cartea Funciara doar in baza unui certificat de reorganizare care va fi intocmit […]

Atragerea raspunderii solidare a administratorului pentru obligatiile fiscale de plata restante ale societatii

Administratorul unei societati care inregistreaza datorii catre autoritatile fiscale poate fi obligat la plata respectivelor datorii din patrimoniul personal, prin procedura raspunderii solidare reglementata de art. 25 alin. (2) lit. d) din Codul de procedura fiscala, daca sunt indeplinite cumulativ  urmatoarele conditiii: societatea sa fi fost declarata insolvabila de catre autoritatile fiscale (in conditiile art. […]

Mobile apps, law and IP rights

You have an idea for the development of a mobile application and you would like to commission the development work to an IT developer. In that case, you should check some legal points before starting the project. Whether your mobile application is intended for websites, or smartphones, or both, you should ensure that your app […]

Main steps of the trademark registration procedure in Romania and why you should periodically monitor the new trademark publications

According to the Romanian Trademark Law no. 84/1998, the Romanian Trademark and Patent Office (“RPTO”) verifies the observance of the procedural conditions of a trademark registration request (the “Request”), i.e. if it comprises all the required documents, information, as well as the proof of payment of the official fees. If all the procedural conditions are […]