February 2025 by Roxana Rizoiu These days, social justice seems to be a slogan so often repeated that it gradually loses its value as a fundamental principle of society. Yet, it remains a red thread that should motivate the state’s actions that each society has mandated to organize things to fulfill the general interest. Although…
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February 2025 Managing IP | Awards Gala 2025 – Shortlists Announced BACIU PARTNERS has been shortlisted in five categories for the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2025 with nominations in the firm-related sections for the Romania Firm of the Year in Patent, Romania Firm of the Year in Trademark and Romania Firm of the Year in…
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February 2025 by Ileana Nicolescu and Jasmine Botiș A cornerstone provision in pharmaceutical law, the Bolar Exemption allows the conduct of studies and trials for the purpose of obtaining regulatory approvals, without infringing the patent or supplementary protection certificate (SPC) holder’s rights. Originating in the United States, it has since been incorporated into European law…
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February 2025 Moot Court Competition in Intellectual Property | February 15 – March 30 | Bucharest We are pleased to announce the organization of the 3rd edition of the Moot Court Competition on Intellectual Property Law in collaboration with our partners, ELSA Bucharest. The project is dedicated to students in the 3rd and 4th years…
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February 2025 Chambers and Partners, a highly regarded publication that ranks the top lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions worldwide, has released the 2025 edition of its global rankings. For the 4th consecutive year, Ana-Maria Baciu, Managing Partner of BACIU PARTNERS is recognized as a top professional in the field of Gaming and…
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February 2025 Event alert: Privacy for researchers February 24th, 2025 | JURIDICE.RO Adela Nuță will be one of the speakers at the debate organized by JURIDICE.ro on the topic “Privacy for researchers“. The event will be video-streamed, live on www.juridice.ro/live Details about the panel of speakers and the event’s context are available (in Romanian) HERE.…
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February 2025 The Romanian gambling market has faced numerous challenges during the past years, with an increasing trend of legislative inflation affecting the industry from various (and, in some cases, unexpected) angles. Overall, several advantages support the conclusion that Romania is still a go-to jurisdiction for gambling companies. As highlights: Romania has one of the…
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February 2025 Ana-Maria Baciu spoke to Alina Matei in an interview for juridice.ro, the reputable legal media outfit, under the theme “Focus 2025“. Alina Matei: What was your biggest professional challenge last year? Ana-Maria Baciu: It may seem surprising, but the most significant professional challenge of the past year was not the transformation that our…
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February 2025 Arad Tribunal pronounced today a final favourable solution in the litigation initiated by Asociația Suporter Club UTA (“SCU“) against Asociația Fotbal Cub UTA Arad, (“AFC UTA“) which aimed to oblige the football club to make available to the supporters all documents and information regarding the objectives and purpose of the football club in…
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February 2025 The refusal to register signs consisting exclusively of the shape or other characteristic of the products that give them substantial value – an outdated absolute ground for refusal? is the theme of an extensive article recently authored by George Mihai Irimescu and hosted by the Romanian Journal of Intellectual Property Law. The exclusion…
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