June 2025

Managing IP has published its 2025 edition of the IP STARS Practitioners’ rankings, a list of highly regarded professionals across various IP practice areas who have achieved particularly remarkable results over the past year.

Ana-Maria Baciu and Andreea Bende have been named Trade Mark Stars and acknowledged as leaders in intellectual property based on their expertise, workload, and outcomes achieved for clients and business partners.

The Practitioners’ rankings complement the recent Trademark Firms rankings, where BACIU PARTNERS was acknowledged as the only outfit included in the highest rank (TIER 1) in both categories researched for Romania: Trademark Disputes and Trademark Prosecution. 

BACIU PARTNERS has one of the most distinguished and highly regarded intellectual property practices in Romania. The team provides market-leading IP services across various areas and manages a diverse portfolio of matters and clients. This approach combines the in-depth knowledge typically associated with boutique IP firms with the resources and expertise available in a full-service independent business law firm necessary for complex transactional work and dispute resolution representation.

The IP STARS rankings, a highly respected evaluation, are the result of an annual research process. This process involves submitting information, collecting feedback from market commentators (including clients and peers), and using publicly available information. These rigorous steps ensure a comprehensive evaluation of the firm’s and individuals’ footprint in the respective jurisdiction and the IP community at large, reinforcing our status as a reference firm in the field.

Details about IP STARS rankings and the Managing IP awards program are available HERE.

The 2025 Rising Star chapter of the Practitioners’ rankings are due to be released in September 2025.

More about our award-winning Intellectual Property practice is available HERE.

BACIU PARTNERS is the umbrella brand for BACIU & ASOCIATII Law Firm, BACIU BENDE IP SRL, and BPARTNERS 360 REGULATORY SRL.