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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July 2024 The 14th edition of the event, organized by the Piata Financiara magazine and FinMedia publishing house, brought together lawyers and law firms that had exceptional results during their activity and have supported field-advancing initiatives throughout 2023. During the Gala, the BACIU PARTNERS team was honored with: the Special Award in the field of…
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July 2024 BACIU PARTNERS receives outstanding recognitions in the Patent section of the IP STARS rankings recently published by Managing IP. Thanks to its increasingly prominent practice in the field, the firm is included in Tier 3, reconfirming its status among the firms recognized for their patent work across 51 jurisdictions. With this new accomplishment,…
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June 2024 The ECTA Annual Conference which took place from June 19 to 21, 2024, was another resounding success, with professionals from diverse cultures and professional backgrounds in attendance, including Andreea Bende and Zsófia Halmágyi. In its 42nd edition, the event was structured on the theme “Many Facets of IP,” with a significant emphasis on…
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June 2024 Managing IP, a leading intellectual property publication, recently released its 2024 Top 250 Women in IP, a highly prestigious ranking that “recognizes some of the senior female IP practitioners in private practice who have performed exceptionally for their clients and firms in the past year.” The 2024 results reflect a research that covered…
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June 2024 BACIU PARTNERS’s Intellectual Property practice was acknowledged as Recommended in the 2024 edition of IAM Patent 1000, in both chapters evaluated for Romania: Patent Litigation and Transaction and Patent Prosecution. The write-up illustrates the expertise and credentials of our team by mentioning that our “integrated approach, comprising both IP consultants and lawyers, ensures holistic…
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June 2024 by Ana-Maria Baciu and Ileana Nicolescu On its first anniversary, the Unitary Patent system also celebrated its first expansion, with Romania depositing its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) on 31 May 2024. This expansion, to become effective as of 1 September 2024, brings the total number…
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