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Romania has not yet acquired practical experience in terms of private
antitrust litigation, although recent legislative developments (amendment
of the Competition Law No. 21/1996 by the Government
Emergency Ordinance No. 75/2010 in July 2010 and by the Law
No. 149/2011 in July 2011, together with the new Civil Procedure
Code, expected to come into force soon) support private actions for
damages.
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Under what legislation are intellectual property rights granted? Are
there restrictions on how IP rights may be exercised, licensed or
transferred? Do the rights exceed the minimum required by the WTO
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPs)?
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Specialist IP panels have been created in Bucharest and have developed solid case law, as they have exclusive
jurisdiction over all trademark cancellation and revocation cases. Choosing the right forum can therefore
be crucial.
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While protection for well-known marks is in place, there are some contradictions in the treatment of fame
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Author: Alina Popescu, Partner Musat & Asociatii
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The European Court of Justice („ECJ”) has ruled on the case Klub OOD (C-153/11).
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Government Emergency Ordinance 2/2012 amending and supplementing the Company Law 31/1990 was published in Official Gazette 143/2012
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Order 247/2012 regarding the procedure for the application of article 52 of the Fiscal Code was published in Official Gazette 129/2012
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Government Decision 50/2012 amending and completing the Methodological Norms for the application of the Fiscal Code was published in Official Gazette 78/2012
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Government Ordinance 2/2012 amending and completing the Fiscal Procedure Code was published in Official Gazette 71/2012
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Aligning projects to international standards and
alternative financing resources
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Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) represented Volksbank Romania before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg.
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Musat & Asociatii will render legal assistance to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business Environment (MECMA), through the Office of State Ownership and Privatization in Industry (OPSPI) in preparing and implementing the initial public offering for the sale of 10% of the share capital of Hidroelectrica. Musat & Asociatii participated in the tender as part of a consortium composed of BRD Société Générale, Citibank and Intercapital Invest.
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Popovici Nitu & Asociatii was distinguished for its counseling in Intellectual Property in 2011, at the 1st edition of Intellectual Property Gala, organized by Finmedia and the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks on April 25th, 2012.
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Bucharest, March 26, 2012 - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen (NNDKP) was awarded the distinction for the most comprehensive expertise in the field of trademarks and patents at the intellectual property gala organized by Finmedia.
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Luminita Dima, Partner and head of NNDKP’s Employment practice, participated in a public hearing before the European Parliament organized by the European Peoples’ Party Group (EPP) and held a speech on the changes in the labor legislation and the subsequent challenges in the East European countries - Romania, Czech Republic and Hungary.
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NNDKP Debates the Practical Impact Brought by the 2011 Amendments to the Labor Code
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Leading local independent law firm Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii expanded its current practice in tax advisory services by launching a tax consultancy division, a separate legal entity to the law firm, combining lawyers, tax advisors and former Ministry of Public Finance’s experts. Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii Tax SRL specialises in providing tax advisory services and operates as an affiliate of Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii law firm.
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Order 418/2012 approving the model and content of the Form (311) “Statement regarding the Value added tax due by taxable persons whose VAT registration code was canceled in accordance with art. 153, para. (9), let. a)-e) of the Fiscal Code” was published in Official Gazette 199/2012
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for the third year in a row