The fourth edition of the International Securities Law Handbook, a reference book dedicated to securities law and covering 39 jurisdictions throughout the world, is now available from the publisher, Kluwer Law International.
Jean-Luc Soulier and Chems Idrissi have assisted the US group owner of the trademark IRONMAN in connection with the acquisition of Optimum Sports Events, organizers of the Challenge Vichy triathlon and the Vichy Half Triathlon in France.
Article L. 442-6 I 5e of the French Commercial Code (the “FCC”) punishes the sudden breach of an established business relationship and sets forth the public policy principle that the terminating party is liable in tort, a principle from which the contractual parties may not derogate. Yet, nothing prevents the parties from contractually agreeing on […]
Crowdfunding, also called financement participatif in France, is a new mode of funding “by the crowd” that recently emerged in response to banks’ unwillingness to lend money. As its name suggests, crowdfunding enables anyone to contribute to the development of Small and Medium-sized Businesses, so dear to our government, by providing funds in the form […]
Registration, as a trademark of the title belonging to a profession regulated by public authorities is contrary to public policy provisions. Such a registration can be cancelled. On the other hand, it may not form the subject of an ownership claim. This is the principle set out by the Cour de cassation (French Supreme Court) […]
On September 2014, André Soulier, Chair of the Legal Affairs Commission of the French Professional Football League (LFP), was commissioned by the Board of Directors of the LFP to present in Spring 2015 a report on the hearings that are currently conducted on the issue of Third Party Ownership in the professional football industry, and to provide recommendations for the future.