October 2024 As part of the WTR series EUROPEAN UNION | Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence, Andreea Bende and Narcis Codori, recently co-authored a piece titled “Lookalike trademarks under scrutiny of Romanian IP Office“. The thesis: SOIT held there was a similarity and likelihood of confusion between JACKPOT SALA DE JOCURI and MAXBET…
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September 2024 WTR Global Leaders, part of the WTR – World Trademark Review’s work, brings together the world’s foremost law firm and corporate experts in trademark practice, allowing the wider community to benefit from their insight, experience and perspectives. WTR Global Leaders, now in its sixth edition, clearly distinguishes between private practice and corporate practice.…
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September 2024 MARQUES, the European association representing brand owners since 1986, is gearing up for its 2024 annual event, that will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 24 to 27, 2024. This gathering will center around the theme THE MANY TRAITS OF THE TRADEMARK EXPERT. In its 38th edition, the event will tackle a…
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September 2024 Save the date: 18.09.2024 | 3 PM CET | 4 PM EET We are pleased to share that Andreea Bende will be a speaker at the webinar on Intellectual Property Rights for Designers: Creating Strong Design Protection, which is organized by Ornamo Art and Design Finland with the support of the EUIPO—the European…
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September 2024 Ana-Maria Baciu moderated the panel on “Mastering Affiliate Relationships and Protecting Intellectual Property”, during SiGMA East Europe Summit 2024. The event took place in Budapest between September 2 and 4, a remarkable meeting of the iGaming community that kick-started the busy autumn season. The discussion, featuring industry players Alexandru-Mihai Ghiurcău (CMO, Maxbet.ro), Marko…
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September 2024 We are thrilled to share that George-Mihai Irimescu has joined our Intellectual Property practice group as a Senior Intellectual Property Counsel. Licensed as a Trademark, Design and Patent Attorney, George focuses his practice on clearance, registration, maintenance, and enforcement of intellectual property rights. He currently serves as vice-chair of the Harmonization of Trademark…
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August 2024 As part of the WTR series EUROPEAN UNION | Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence, Narcis Codori and Marta Datcu, recently co-authored a piece titled “A toast to ‘Prosecco’: PRISECCO constitutes evocation of PDO“. The thesis: Consortium for the Protection of the Controlled Designation of Origin ‘Prosecco’ filed invalidity claim, arguing PRISECCO…
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August 2024 by Andreea Bende Created to celebrate excellence, the Olympic Games may be considered the most spectacular sports event, making the entire planet vibrate and shine brighter every four years. In addition to the passion, effort and frenzy that characterize them, the Olympic Games also bring under the spotlight numerous aspects related to the…
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August 2024 BACIU PARTNERS was reconfirmed as a Recommended firm in the Copyright and related rights section of the IP STARS rankings recently published by Managing IP. With this new set of results, BACIU PARTNERS is: the only law firm active in Romania acknowledged as TIER 1 for both Trade mark contentious and for Trade…
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July 2024 The Executive Director of the EUIPO used the provisions of Article 157(4)(l) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR) for the first time and requested clarification from the Grand Board of Appeal regarding the legal interpretations of the EUTMR, a premier that will be etched into the narrative of 2024. The questions raised…
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