ARTICLE · 09 SEPTEMBER 1998

Comments on the New Law on Trademarks

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Lucian Enescu

Law no. 84/1998 On Trademarks and Geographical Indications

On April 23, 1998 the Law on trademarks and geographical indications was published in "Monitorul Oficial" no. 161, and it will come into force within three months from the date of its publishing in "Monitorul Oficial".

After a long period of time, we have a new law on trademarks. The law no. 28/1967 on trademarks and service marks and the Decision of the Council of Ministers no. 77/1968 included a series of regulations which did not fit any more the present social-economic situation in Romania.

In this context, they felt the necessity to create and regulate a new scope for our legislation, namely the geographical indications.

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