October 2024 The 2024 edition of ECTA’s Autumn Meeting is expected to be the meeting point for a cohort of intellectual property professionals from private practices and in-house professionals. As a member of the ECTA Law Committee, Zsófia Judit Halmágyi will be among the select professionals to attend this high-level event, which is exclusively reserved for Supervisory…
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Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) released its Rising Stars publication, revealing the practitioners acknowledged in the 2024 rankings. These include George-Mihai Irimescu and Zsófia Judit Halmágyi of BACIU PARTNERS.
October 2024 As part of the WTR series EUROPEAN UNION | Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence, Andreea Bende and Narcis Codori, recently co-authored a piece titled “Lookalike trademarks under scrutiny of Romanian IP Office“. The thesis: SOIT held there was a similarity and likelihood of confusion between JACKPOT SALA DE JOCURI and MAXBET…
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The sale of products bearing the ”Nutri-Score” nutritional label is once again under scrutiny by authorities and economic operators with fresh legislative proposals in the pipeline.
Significant changes to the legislation concerning competition and commercial practices are envisaged by a new bill. The primary goal of legislative proposal B459/2024 is to balance the relationship between large retailers and local producers while ensuring consumer protection by facilitating access to high-quality products.
September 2024 WTR Global Leaders, part of the WTR – World Trademark Review’s work, brings together the world’s foremost law firm and corporate experts in trademark practice, allowing the wider community to benefit from their insight, experience and perspectives. WTR Global Leaders, now in its sixth edition, clearly distinguishes between private practice and corporate practice.…
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September 2024 MARQUES, the European association representing brand owners since 1986, is gearing up for its 2024 annual event, that will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, from September 24 to 27, 2024. This gathering will center around the theme THE MANY TRAITS OF THE TRADEMARK EXPERT. In its 38th edition, the event will tackle a…
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September 2024 We are expanding our award-winning team to welcome a: Regulatory Lawyer ABOUT YOU The suitable candidate for this role: A member of the Bar Association Prior experience in regulatory law is useful, but not essential or mandatory Robust written and verbal communication skills in Romanian and English Attention to details and accuracy Open-minded…
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September 2024 Save the date: 18.09.2024 | 3 PM CET | 4 PM EET We are pleased to share that Andreea Bende will be a speaker at the webinar on Intellectual Property Rights for Designers: Creating Strong Design Protection, which is organized by Ornamo Art and Design Finland with the support of the EUIPO—the European…
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September 2024 by Ana-Maria Baciu and Cristina Stoica Starting October 10, 2024, economic operators must comply with new rules to ensure that consumers are correctly, fully, and precisely informed about pre-packaged products whose quantities have been reduced without a corresponding drop in price. The National Authority for Consumer Protection (‘ANPC’) Order no 539/14.05.2024, published in…
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