The Legal 500

Legal Developments in Romania

• Private Antitrust Litigation 2012 - Romania

  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.
  - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

• Intellectual Property & Antitrust 2012 - Romania

  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)?
  - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

• Drawing on effective enforcement tools

  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.
  - Vilau & Mitel SCA

• Aiming for Consistency

  While protection for well-known marks is in place, there are some contradictions in the treatment of fame
  - Vilau & Mitel SCA

• New regulations on companies

  Author: Alina Popescu, Partner Musat & Asociatii
  - Musat & Asociatii

• VAT Newsletter

  The European Court of Justice („ECJ”) has ruled on the case Klub OOD (C-153/11).
  - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

• Tax Flash No. 6/2012

  Government Emergency Ordinance 2/2012 amending and supplementing the Company Law 31/1990 was published in Official Gazette 143/2012
  - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

• Tax Flash No. 5/2012

  Order 247/2012 regarding the procedure for the application of article 52 of the Fiscal Code was published in Official Gazette 129/2012
  - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

• Tax Flash No. 4/2012

  Government Decision 50/2012 amending and completing the Methodological Norms for the application of the Fiscal Code was published in Official Gazette 78/2012
  - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen

• Tax Flash No. 3/2012

  Government Ordinance 2/2012 amending and completing the Fiscal Procedure Code was published in Official Gazette 71/2012
  - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen