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Genetic data protection: Privacy and ethical issues related to the collection, storage, and use of genetic data for medical and research purposes

June 2024 The debate on “Genetic data protection: Privacy and ethical issues related to the collection, storage, and use of genetic data for medical and research purposes“, organized by Juridice.ro in June 2024, focused on the issue of consent in genetic research – differences and similarities between GDPR data processing consent and informed patient consent…
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IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2024

June 2024 BACIU PARTNERS’s Intellectual Property practice was acknowledged as Recommended in the 2024 edition of IAM Patent 1000, in both chapters evaluated for Romania: Patent Litigation and Transaction and Patent Prosecution. The write-up illustrates the expertise and credentials of our team by mentioning that our “integrated approach, comprising both IP consultants and lawyers, ensures holistic…
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Unitary Patent System Expands: Romania Becomes the 18th UPC Member State

June 2024 by Ana-Maria Baciu and Ileana Nicolescu On its first anniversary, the Unitary Patent system also celebrated its first expansion, with Romania depositing its instrument of ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA) on 31 May 2024. This expansion, to become effective as of 1 September 2024, brings the total number…
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Join us as Secretary/Executive Assistant

June 2024 We are currently looking for a colleague to join our administrative department, part of our Business Services, as Secretary/Executive Assistant ABOUT THE ROLE Performing secretarial tasks regarding filings with courts of law, Trade Register, notaries, external counsels and firms, various state authorities, other institutions Providing administrative support, including registration, distribution and handling of…
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Romania completed the implementation of Common Tools Integration (CTI) for designs

June 2024 The Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM) completed in May 2024 the implementation of the Common Tools Integration (CTI) tool, a software package based on blockchain technology. The CTI has been developed to enable national offices in EU Member States to constantly and efficiently update the information available to the general…
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Probative value of evidence of use: General Court makes detailed analysis in LABCORE case

June 2024 As part of the WTR series EUROPEAN UNION | Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence, Zsófia Halmágyi authored a piece titled “Probative value of evidence of use: General Court makes detailed analysis in LABCORE case“. The thesis: The Board of Appeal found that the items of evidence adduced by the opponent failed…
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Freedom of expression of artists

The diversity of perspectives generated by the debate on “Freedom of expression of artists”, recently organized by juridice.ro, has reconfirmed the complexity of the subject. The central topic revolved around the recent case in which the National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD) applied sanctions to the Bucharest Municipality Museum, the Art Society Cultural Center Foundation, British…
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Reputation management for businesses: Assessing damages caused by defamatory statements against legal entities and available legal remedies

One of the most important, but also most vulnerable assets of a company is its image. As a result of the fierce competition to attract and maintain the attention of potential customers and build a “name”, any negative information that is released about a company impacts the decision of business partners and of the public…
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Gambling Regulatory: Slot ban in small towns: A legal measure?

June 2024 By Ana-Maria Baciu and Andrei Cosma The above title summarizes the recent legislative change affecting the land-based gambling industry through the adoption of Law 107/2024. This law, among other amendments, also introduces a new authorization condition for slot machines, namely that the proposed premise must be located in a locality “with a population…
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Privacy and ethical issues related to the collection, storage, and use of genetic data for medical and research purposes

June 2024 Event alert: Save the date: June 10th, 2024 Adela Nuță will be one of the speakers at the debate organized by JURIDICE.ro on the topic “Genetic data protection: Privacy and ethical issues related to the collection, storage, and use of genetic data for medical and research purposes“. Adela’s central intervention will focus on…
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