The intellectual property practice at Baciu Partners is geared to support clients with a wide range of issues, spanning various areas of IP law, with high levels of activity in patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Praised by clients for the ‘ability to navigate complex IP portfolios, enforcement actions, and regulatory challenges with precision and creativity’, the team expertly advises on registration, prosecution, opposition, and revocation action. Leading the team is Ana-Maria Baciu, an expert in highly regulated industries, who cooperates closely with key members Ileana Nicolescu and Oana Ionescu, who focus on litigation and IP rights consultancy respectively.
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Intellectual Property, Gaming & Gambling, Consumer Protection and Advertising, Life Sciences, Technology & Media
Position
Managing Partner
Career
Ana-Maria is a regulatory and intellectual property lawyer, assisting clients in various industries, including retail, FMCG, gambling, IT, e-commerce and life-sciences, for more than 25 years of professional experience.
Licensed as a European trademark and design attorney, Ana-Maria is advising clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property aspects, both contentious and advisory work, as well as registration/ filing/prosecution strategies and anti-counterfeiting work, or domain name disputes.
In the gaming & gambling field, Ana-Maria has been advising industry stakeholders, operators, suppliers, as well as industry relevant associations, on the whole range of regulatory and operational gaming aspects, to include representation in front of the National Gambling Office.
Known on the market as a representative presence in task forces, events, in front of public authorities such as the Consumer Protection Authority, discussing consumer protection issues for businesses directly facing consumers and trade associations, Ana-Maria is the Deputy Chair of the AmCham Trade Legislation Task Force.
Languages
Romanian (native), English (fluent)
Memberships
- Bucharest Bar
- Romanian National Chamber of Industrial Property Attorneys (CNCPIR)
- International Trademark Association (INTA) (former Member of the Anticounterfeiting and Parallel Imports Committees)
- Association of European Brand Owners (MARQUES)
- International Masters of Gaming Law (IMGL), General Member
- International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA), Member
Education
- University of Bucharest Law School, LLB
- Licensed European Trademark and Design Attorney
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Testimonials
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- ‘Ana Maria Baciu has great business understanding, very solution-oriented.’
- ‘Very responsive, able to provide realistic advice and not just say what we want to hear.’
Key clients
- Bitdefender IPR Management Ltd.
- Nooka Space Limited
Work highlights
Advised Budweiser Budvar in a trade mark infringement case.