A draft law regulating activities related to electronic or virtual sports (e-sports) was submitted to the Senate (Senator Pergreffi)
A draft law aimed at organically regulate the esport sector was submitted to the Senate. It will be interesting…
Francesco will be a speaker at the webinar series on gaming law organized by Avvocato360
Francesco will be a speaker at the webinar series on gaming law organized by Avvocato360, the renown web training platform dedicated to in-house counsels and private practice lawyers…
Andrea Rizzi & Partners assists media company The Hundred S.r.l. in relation to the acquisition if image and IP rights from Valentino Rossi for exploitation in connection with gaming and the metaverse
We are delighted to have assisted several investors including The Hundred S.r.l. in a transaction designed to allow the acquisition of Valentino Rossi’s image and IP rights…
Francesco was part of a panel discussing soundtracks used in Role Playing Games (RPGs) at the Modena Play Festival 2022
Francesco, together with the musical composer Paolo Farina, took part in a panel discussion held at the Modena Game Festival “Play 2022” exploring…
Good Luck Emanuele and welcome Francesco!
While we wish Good Luck to Emanuele, who is moving to London to join the in-house legal team of Activision/Blizzard/King.com, we warmly welcome Francesco de Rugeriis…
The second edition of the WIPO’s “Mastering the game – Business and legal issues for video game developers” is finally out!
The second edition of the World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO’s “Mastering the game – Business and legal issues for video game developers” is finally out. Co-authored by…
Web scraping is legal, US appeals court reaffirms
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reaffirmed that scraping data that is publicly accessible on the internet is legal. A controversial…
More than just a game – London 2022!
Congratulations to Gaetano for yet another successful edition of the “More than just a game” legal conference on videogame law! You…
Andrea Rizzi & Partners and IIDEA – The Italian Interactive and Digital Entertainment hold a talk on Intellectual Property Law and Videogames
As part of the collaboration between Andrea Rizzi & Partners and IIDEA – The Italian Interactive and Digital Entertainment, Andrea…
The book “Esport: regulatory and contractual profiles,” published by Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre
The book “Esport: regulatory and contractual issues,” published by Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre, edited by Nicoletta…
This year also Andrea Rizzi & Partners will support the Games Industry Law Summit
We will proudly support this year edition of the Games Industry Law Summit, which will be held in Vilnius on September 7th-9th. You…
Andrea and Alina joined the discussion on IP law and videogames organized by Fide Fundación and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy)
The 18th Digital Encounter of the series “Re-imagining Intellectual Property in an ever-changing world” organized by Fide…
Andrea and Gaetano gave a talk on esports to the students of the LLM in New Technologies organized by Just Legal Services – Scuola di Formazione Legale
Andrea and Gaetano discussed key business and regulatory challenges related to esports with the students of the LLM in New Technologies…