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Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

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NNDKP Awarded for Its Vast Trademark and Patent Expertise

April 2012

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.

This honor was granted for the consolidation of one of the strongest teams of lawyers and advisors in industrial property and for assisting a number of major local and international players on specific trademark and patent issues.

Recognized on the market as one of the most powerful intellectual property divisions, the practice has had remarkable achievements over the past years, among which top tier rankings in the international specialized publications, the team consolidation, even during the recession period, as well as the participation in highly complex projects, such as Bitdefender’s re-branding”, states Ana-Maria Baciu, Partner and head of the intellectual property practice.

The event, which took place one day before the World Intellectual Property Day, celebrated since 2001 and established by the World Intellectual Property Organization, was attended by over 100 lawyers, advisors and intellectual property professionals.

According to the 2012 classifications of Managing Intellectual Property (MIP), one of the most reputable specialized international publications, NNDKP’s intellectual property practice was ranked first in the field of litigation regarding patents, trademarks and copyrights, second in the area of procedures for obtaining patents and third in that of procedures for obtaining registered trademarks. 

Another international publication in the field, World Trademark Review, specialized in analyses, research and comments in the field of trademarks, also ranked the firm’s IP practice first in the 2011 classification.

NNDKP’s intellectual property practice was also ranked first according to Chambers Europe, one of the most important international legal guides, in all five editions published from the launching of the European version of the publication.   


About NNDKP’s intellectual property practice:

Established in 2003, NNKDP IP is an entity affiliated to the law firm, whose main scope of activity is the management of the intellectual property rights and counseling in the field of intellectual property related rights, as well as the resolution of related disputes.

NNDKP IP has a team comprised of four lawyers (two of whom are also qualified as industrial property advisors) and three advisors in industrial property in trademark, design and patent fields.

Among the clients assisted by the NNDKP IP team, we mention national and multinational companies such as: Bitdefender; George V Entertainment (Buddha Bar); Formula One; Ford Motor Company;  Hearst Communications; Heineken; Kraft Foods; Lek/Sandoz Pharmaceuticals; Microsoft Romania; Philip Morris; Romastru Trading; Softnews (Softpedia.com); Total; Unilever South Central Europe; Vodafone Romania.

For more information please contact:

Irina Melecciu | Director of Marketing and Communication

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

Attorneys & Counselors | Intellectual Property Counseling| Tax Advisory Services

Tel: (40-21) 20 11 200 | Fax: (40-21) 20 11 210

irina.melecciu@nndkp.ro | www.nndkp.ro

 

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