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2025 WTR 1000: World Trademark Review write-up names BACIU PARTNERS the “Gold Stars of Romanian IP”

January 2025 BACIU PARTNERS receives outstanding accolades in the 2025 edition of WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW’S WTR1000 – the World’s Leading Trademark Professionals, the definitive directory dedicated to identifying the world’s leading trademark legal services providers. The firm is acknowledged as a GOLD band outfit, the highest honor, in both chapters researched for Romania: Enforcement &…
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Protection of minors in the field of gambling: legislative challenges and self-regulation opportunities for operators

January 2025 by Andrei Cosma and Cosmin Todirașcu The protection of minors and preventing their access to gambling are both a priority and a significant challenge for operators in the gambling industry. However, achieving these objectives can become particularly difficult in the absence of a clear and coherent legislative framework that allows for uniform application…
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Dispute Resolution: Denisa Dragusin joins BACIU PARTNERS

January 2025 Denisa, we extend a warm welcome to our team! We are thrilled to share that Denisa Dragusin has recently joined our Dispute Resolution practice group as an Associate. Denisa provides legal representation to international and domestic entities and natural persons before Romanian courts of law, focusing on civil, commercial, and administrative litigation. She…
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Amendment of Law No. 129/2019: Reinforced measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

January 2025 by Adela Nuță The Romanian version of the article is available HERE. The imperative to address the deficiencies identified by the Moneyval Committee in May 2023 and to align national legislation with international and European standards are the key drivers behind the recent initiation of significant amendments to the legal framework governing the prevention…
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Unlocking the future: Lawyers after Work, an informal event dedicated to law students

January 2025 We’ve officially kicked off the 2024-2025 series of activities for law students with an event that holds a special place in our hearts (and calendar 😊): Lawyers After Work—an informal, engaging gathering hosted in partnership with our partners, ELSA Bucharest. The energy was electric as 25 enthusiastic law students filled the space to…
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Restructuring of the Romanian National Authority for Consumer Protection. Challenges for 2025, Directions, and Judicial Implications

January 2025 by Bogdan Cheran and Nicola Costea The Romanian version of the article is available HERE. The restructuring of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC) by abolishing the Regional Commissariats for Consumer Protection (CRPC) involves significant changes both at the administrative and procedural levels. They directly affect ongoing litigation, and will have consequences…
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Early thoughts about 2025 or Time for a Sanity Check of Companies’ Scope of Business. The update of the Classification of Activities in the National Economy – NACE.

by Corina Roman When discussing 2025, we expect changes on multiple levels and with various consequences. Similarly, companies should expect changes that require the attention of their management and shareholders. After many years without any changes, lawmakers around the globe decided that it was time to update how the companies’ scope of business was being…
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ICE Barcelona 2025

January 2025 ICE 2025 | Barcelona, Spain | 20-22 January 2025 As the highly anticipated ICE Barcelona 2025 draws near, Ana-Maria Baciu and Andrei Cosma are gearing up for this flagship global event dedicated to the gaming and betting industry. With the event just around the corner, we’ve spent the past year looking forward to…
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Intellectual Property Insights: The lost battle over the slogan “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself”

January 2025 As part of the WTR series EUROPEAN UNION | Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence, Andreea Bende recently authored a piece titled “The lost battle over the slogan “Russian warship, go f*ck yourself””. The thesis: The applicant sought to register the slogan, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance against Russian…
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AmCham Romania reconfirms Ana-Maria Baciu as Deputy Chair of the Trade Legislation Task Force

January 2024 As we take the first steps into a year expected to present many challenges, we are pleased to reshare that Ana-Maria Baciu continues her tenure as Deputy Chair of the Trade Legislation Task Force of the American Chamber of Commerce AmCham Romania, following the review of the unit’s coordination team last year. Details regarding…
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