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Category: Intellectual Property

Chambers Europe ranks BACIU PARTNERS as the sole firm included in BAND 1 in IP and TMT for Romania

March 2026 The 2026 edition of Chambers and Partners Europe marks a significant milestone for BACIU PARTNERS. We are pleased to share that BACIU PARTNERS has been elevated to Band 1 in Intellectual Property and TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), continuing to be recognized as a leading firm in these sectors in Romania. Moreover, BACIU…
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AI Compliance: HumAInity 2026 and the current challenge of having a blueprint

March 2026 As artificial intelligence moves from experimental adoption to concrete (be that core, operational or auxiliary) business integration. At this point in time, the conversation has shifted in most of the contexts from theoretical risks to the day-to-day reality of the EU AI Act and the evolving jurisprudence of AI-generated content. There are still…
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Unlocking the Future: Moot Court Competition on Intellectual Property Law 2026 edition

February 2026 It gives us a distinct pleasure to share that BACIU PARTNERS together with ELSA Bucharest are organizing the 4th edition of the Moot Court Competition on Intellectual Property Law. The project is dedicated to students in the 3rd and 4th years at law faculties in Bucharest. Participating in this program will give our…
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Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026: BACIU PARTNERS nominated across all categories for Romania

February 2026 BACIU PARTNERS has been included in the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026 shortlists, with firm-level nominations across all national categories and individual recognitions for Ana-Maria Baciu and Ileana Nicolescu-Decsei. Shortlisted categories: Romania Firm of the Year: Copyright & Design Romania Firm of the Year: Patent Romania Firm of the Year: Trademark  Individual nominations:…
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Beyond the Winter Olympic Games: intellectual property strategy, ambush marketing and unfair competition risks for brands

February 2026 by Marta Datcu The Winter Olympic Games undeniably represent a global celebration of excellence and fair competition, and, with an audience of over two billion viewers worldwide, they naturally become one of the most powerful communication platforms. Behind the spectacle of elite athletes pushing human limits lies a carefully constructed legal and economic…
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BACIU PARTNERS reconfirmed in the World Trademark Review WTR 1000 2026 as a reference for the Romanian IP community

January 2026 BACIU PARTNERS has been acknowledged for its “reputation for excellence across the board” and reconfirmed among the leading law firms active in the intellectual property field in the 2026 edition of the World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000, across both chapters researched for Romania: Enforcement & Litigation and Prosecution & Strategy. In its 2026…
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IAM Global Leaders 2026: Ana-Maria Baciu recognized among the top practitioners globally

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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Influencer Marketing: at the intersection of intellectual property, AI and consumer protection. General perspective on the (modern) legal architecture of influencer marketing

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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International Human Rights Day. Intellectual Property is a human right. Article 27, UDHR

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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AI Chatbots and copyright: Anticipating the ruling in CJEU’s Case C-250/25 Is there any space left for generative AI in the EU copyright legislative framework?

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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