Managing Associate
Practice Areas
• Dispute Resolution
Contact
e-mail: ionut.cofaru@baciupartners.ro
Phone: +40-31 437 80 13
Expertise
Ionut specializes in the dispute resolution field, with a primary focus on providing legal representation in complex intellectual property disputes.
His extensive expertise in intellectual property litigation has enabled him to successfully assist a diverse range of clients, across industries such as pharmaceuticals, tobacco, automotive and oil, in patent cancellation and patent enforcement proceedings.
In addition, Ionuţ has provided comprehensive legal assistance in trademark matters before the EUIPO, the European Court of Justice and the Romanian courts. Since 2021, Ionut also participates as a National Expert (Romania) in the project: Collection of National Key Enforcement Judgments related to Intellectual Property Rights, commissioned by the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
Beyond intellectual property, Ionuţ’s expertise extends to contract law and civil liability disputes. His understanding of contract law problems is bolstered by his academic credentials, including a PhD in Contract Law. Moreover, Ionuț is an Assistant Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, coordinating seminars of Contract Law and Inheritance Law.
Accolades
• The Philip C. Jessup competition, first place and best speaker in the national phase, participant at the international phase
• The Henri Capitant award for the best PhD thesis or legal monograph published in 2022 on private law matters, granted by the Romanian Magazine of Private Law
• The Octavian Căpățînă award for the most original and valuable study published in the Romanian Magazine of Private Law in 2021
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Membership and Affiliations
Bucharest Bar
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Education
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, Doctor in law summa cum laudae
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, LL. M
University of Bucharest, Faculty of Law, LL. B
Licensed European Trademark Attorney
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Languages
Romanian – native speaker
English – business proficiency
German – conversational