January 2026 We are delighted to share that Ana-Maria Baciu has been included in the IAM Global Leaders 2026 exclusive-list. This is a distinction reserved for the world’s top private-practice patent professionals, selected from the GOLD tier of the IAM Patent 1000 rankings. This recognition confirms Ana-Maria’s standing as an advisor of choice in noteworthy…
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December 2025 by Cristina Stoica and Marta Datcu Romanian version of the materials is available HERE. In a digital ecosystem that evolves at a speed that makes FOMO seem like an outdated concept, influencer marketing has become an industry in itself, characterized by significant economic milestones and an accelerated degree of professionalization. The management of intellectual…
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December 2025 by Marta Datcu International Human Rights Day is one of the moments to pause and reflect on a topic that sits at the heart of our practice: the intricate and evolving relationship between intellectual property (IP) and human rights. The right to intellectual property has long been recognized as a self-standing human right.…
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December 2025 Like Company v Google Ireland Limited marks the first referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for a preliminary ruling concerning generative AI (GenAI) and copyright. Referred by the Budapest District Court in spring 2025, Case C-250/25 seeks to assess whether Google’s Gemini (LLM-based chatbot) infringed press publishers’ rights…
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November 2025 The Working Group on Intellectual Property (IP) within the Public Ministry, under the auspices of the National Institute of Magistracy (INM), and with the support of several IP-focused business partners, organized a one-day seminar that brought together judges, academics, and IP practitioners. The much-anticipated yearly gathering that took place on 10 November 2025…
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November 2025 Ana-Maria Baciu joined the AUDIENT community, on 14 October 2025, for a thought-provoking conversation on copyright, ownership, contracts, collective management, and the impact of AI on the artistic industries. Her presentation titled “Understanding the Legal Sound of Creativity” translated complex legal structures into something every creator, producer or content-driven business can use: a…
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November 2025 Ana-Maria Baciu has been included in the prestigious WTR Global Leaders 2025 list (Private Practice, Romania). This recognition celebrates her consistent excellence in trademark law and her role as one of the most respected IP practitioners in the region. WTR Global Leaders brings together the world’s foremost private practice trademark experts, drawing on…
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October 2025 HumAInity 2025 | curated by PortalHR | 5 November, Bucharest, Romania Ana-Maria Baciu will be a speaker at “HumAInity 2025”, an event designed to explore the real intersection between people and AI in today’s professional world. Her contribution will focus on the rules of the game when AI meets law: where AI intersects…
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October 2025 Legal 500 CEE Awards | Warsaw, Poland At the inaugural Legal 500 CEE Awards, BACIU PARTNERS was recognized as “CEE IP Firm of the Year”, becoming the first Romanian business law firm to receive this distinction. The recognition reflects the firm’s long-standing leadership in intellectual property strategy, protection, transactions and disputes, delivered through…
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October 2025 At the inaugural Legal 500 CEE Awards, Ana-Maria Baciu, Managing Partner, was recognized as “Romania Lawyer of the Year”. Ana-Maria is, thus, the first lawyer active in Romania to ever receive this exceptional distinction. A distinction such as ‘Romania Lawyer of the Year in Romania’ validates one essential thing: trust is not earned…
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