Adina Badarau, Senior IP Counsel at BACIU PARTNERS shares her insights with Termene.ro on why entrepreneurs should protect their trademark early and how to choose between OSIM, EUIPO and the Madrid Systems.
October 2026 We are expanding to welcome an enthusiast: Commercial, Retail & Consumer Protection Lawyer ABOUT YOU The suitable candidate for this role: Fully fledged lawyer with 3 to 4 years of professional experience in the areas of Consumer Protection, Retail and Commercial Robust written and verbal communication skills in Romanian and English Analytical and…
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October 2026 BACIU PARTNERS has successfully hosted the pilot edition of L.I.N.K. Accelerator, a new initiative dedicated to law students. Designed as a practical laboratory and an open exchange of perspectives, the bootcamp explores legal knowledge beyond the traditional boundaries between disciplines. L.I.N.K. – Legal Insights & Navigating Knowhow – stems from a simple reality…
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October 2026 GDPR applies to any entity that processes personal data, regardless of size: there is no minimum threshold of employees or turnover below which the obligations stop applying, and no general exemption for small companies. In a recent article published by termene.ro and authored by journalist Amelia Turp, Adela Nuță explained why smaller companies cannot…
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October 2026 Customer Experience Forum | 21 October | Bucharest, Romania Ana‑Maria Baciu will join the speakers at the 12th edition of Customer Experience Forum. Under the theme “AI in Customer Experience: From Hype to Measurable Impact”, this year’s edition will explore how companies can move from experimentation to practical AI applications that deliver measurable…
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AIPPI WORLD CONGRESS | 7–10 October 2026 | Hamburg, Germany Adina Bădărău and Ileana Nicolescu-Decsei will join the intellectual property community attending the 2026 AIPPI World Congress. The much-anticipated yearly event brings together intellectual property professionals from around the world to examine developments in IP law and practice, exchange perspectives across jurisdictions and strengthen professional…
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September 2026 The firm is ranked among only four recognized practices in Romania, with Ana-Maria Baciu named Highly Recommended. BACIU PARTNERS and Ana-Maria Baciu have been recognized in the inaugural edition of Copyright 1000, the new international guide published jointly by World Trademark Review (WTR) and IAM. BACIU PARTNERS is ranked as Recommended, placing it…
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September 2026 by Adela Nuță On 17 September 2026, the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU KIDS Act. This new Regulation would add a distinct layer of protection for minors on top of the architecture already established by the Digital Services Act (“DSA”) and the AI Act. The 15-year threshold is, inevitably, what…
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September 2026 by Ileana Nicolescu and Denisa Drăgușin In May 2025, in the article „The Anti-SLAPP Directive – the fight against the censorship of the press”[1], we analysed the European mechanism designed to protect journalists, media organisations, whistleblowers and, more generally, persons involved in the debate on matters of public interest. The instrument targets abusive…
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Ileana Nicolescu-Decsei has been invited as a speaker at the upcoming debate “EU Directive: Between Access to Justice and Abuse of Process”, organized by JURIDICE.ro. Preparing for her intervention alongside esteemed legal professionals, Ileana noted: Measures against abusive court actions designed to silence public participation (SLAPPs) are redefining the balance between freedom of expression and…
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