January 2025
BACIU PARTNERS receives outstanding accolades in the 2025 edition of WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW’S WTR1000 – the World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, the definitive directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trademark legal services providers.
The firm is acknowledged as a GOLD band outfit, the highest honor, in both chapters researched for Romania: Enforcement & Litigation and Prosecution & Strategy.
In addition, Ana-Maria Baciu, Andreea Bende, George Mihai Irimescu, and Zsófia Judit Halmágyi have been once again named top professionals in the individual rankings, being the most significant number of professionals acclaimed from one singles firm.
BACIU PARTNERS and key team members have been continuously included in the analysis performed by WTR 1000 since the firm was founded in 2019. Thus, 2025 marks the sixth consecutive edition in which we receive prominent recognition from this unique guide that identifies the top trademark professionals in key jurisdictions worldwide.
The accolades awarded to BACIU PARTNERS and its team members kick off the presentation of leading directories for the year, reaffirming the firm’s business model. This model strives to provide the business community with the in-depth knowledge typically associated with boutique IP firms, combined with the resources and expertise required for complex transactional work and dispute resolution.
BACIU PARTNERS is acclaimed as the “gold stars of Romanian IP” due to the firm’s “unyielding devotion to offering A-to-Z trademark provisions.”
Ana-Maria Baciu, Managing Partner, is acknowledged as a GOLD band professional and named “one of Romania’s guiding lights of intellectual property.”
Andreea Bende, Partner, is included in the individuals’ SILVER band, and Zsófia Judit Halmágyi, IP Counsel, is reconfirmed as BRONZ. “Completing the firm’s excellence”, the two are lauded for “their ability to excel owing to their expertise, strategic thinking and client-centered approach. Their deep knowledge of Romanian trademark law and careful analysis enable the development of effective strategies. This makes them my first point of contact for trademark matters in Romania.”
George Mihai Irimescu, Senior IP Counsel, is recognized as “dedicated to client satisfaction and providing personalised, quality IP services” and was included in the SILVER band for individual rankings.
According to WTR1000, “the guide illustrates the depth of expertise available to brand owners as they seek to protect their brands, serving as the definitive tool for those seeking stellar trademark expertise and partners worldwide. (…) Individual practitioners, law firms and trademark attorney practices qualify for inclusion in the WTR 1000 solely on receiving sufficient positive feedback from market sources„.
More details about the methodology used by WTR1000 as well as the results of the 2025 research are available HERE.
More details on BACIU PARTNERS award-winning Intellectual Property practice are available HERE.
BACIU PARTNERS is the umbrella brand for BACIU & ASOCIATII Law Firm, BACIU BENDE IP SRL and BPARTNERS 360 REGULATORY SRL.