Intellectual Property

Our goal is to help you bring your ideas to life, safeguard them, and turn them into valuable assets. We are knowledgeable in all areas of Intellectual Property matters, including trademarks, designs, trade names, trade dress, enforcement and border measures, unfair competition, trade secrets, know-how, copyright and related rights, domain names, and IP transactions. 

Our team members are also European trademark, design and patent attorneys and  Romanian National Chamber of Intellectual Property Attorneys members, where legal inherently meets industry technical standards. We team up with the best professionals to provide services such as prior art searches, drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications, national validations and translations for granted European patents, validity and infringement or freedom-to-operate opinions, and representation of clients in revocation proceedings.

Our expertise in Intellectual Property matters includes:

  • Brands and trademarks; 
  • Designs;
  • Trade dress and trade names;
  • Enforcement and border measures;
  • Unfair competition; 
  • Trade secrets and know-how; 
  • Copyright and related rights; 
  • Domain names;
  • IP transactional to include drafting, negotiation and management of IP rights, respectively software and trademark license agreements, franchise and joint venture agreements, assignment agreements, SaaS agreements, white label agreements, etc., as well as due diligence work that precedes such.
  • Prior art searches or assistance in all stages of drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications; 
  • High-quality and cost-effective national validations and translations for granted European patents (in the absence of a unitary patent system);
  • Validity and infringement or freedom-to-operate opinions (primarily in the chemistry and pharmacology fields);
  • Representation of clients in revocation.

In short, we have the know-how and can assist you with:

  • Your prosecution issues – clear, register and manage all your trademarks and designs, copyright and domain names; 
  • Monitoring and opposing conflicting third-party applications;
  • Defending your IP rights: 

-by taking pre-trial measures and actions;

-in active litigation; 

-at the border. 

  • Protecting your business’ interests and helping you avoid litigation in conflicting matters; 
  • Your negotiations in transactional matters; and
  • When amicable settlement is no longer possible, representation in court.