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Romania

DB Law Office

• 21 Jan

  2021

  New copyright levy could impact the art world in Romania

  In a move that has stirred up much controversy in the arts sector, the Romanian Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Society (VISARTA) has launched a proposal on a new rule on the public communication of artworks, with a new possible levy on copyright. Full text

• 26 Nov

  2020

  That really takes the biscuit: 3D trademark application rejected in Romania

  An application for a 3D trademark for a biscuit has been rejected, following substantial evidence showing that the shape is widely recognised as the Romanian Eugenia biscuit. Full text

• 12 Nov

  2020

  Romanian FLAMMKUCHEN trademark application refused at registration

  The Association pour le Developpement de la Flammekueche d’Alsace, from the Alsace region in France,  protects and promotes the region’s traditional produce, namely the flammkuchen (German), flammekeuche (Alsatian dialect), tarte flambée (French). The association has successfully prevented an applicant, who was not connected to the organisation, from filing a mark for FLAMMKUCHEN in Classes 29, 30 and 41. Full text

• 22 Oct

  2020

  CHARITÉ CLINIQUE application rejected for likelihood of confusion

  The Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks has refused registration of the Romanian figurative trademark application for CHARITÉ CLINIQUE in Class 44, on the grounds that it infringes the rights to an established hospital’s mark. Full text

• 24 Sep

  2020

  KASHMIR international mark granted in Romania after provisional refusal

  Despite an original refusal last year, the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks has granted protection for Fabryki Mebli Forte’s KASHMIR mark covering all goods in Class 20, after the furniture company successfully argued that that it had fulfilled the requirements for registrability and did not deceive the relevant public. Full text

• 13 Aug

  2020

  New law introduces big changes to Romanian trademark regime

  Substantial alterations to laws related to Romanian trademark practice are now in force and look set to shake up the Romanian trademark landscape. Full text

• 30 Jul

  2020

  Changes to Romanian Trademark Law set to shake up filing system

  The recent revision of the Romanian Trademark Law – which implements the EU Trademark Directive (2015/2436/EU) and will have an effect on opposition proceedings, bad-faith applications and fees, among many other things – is welcome news for trademark owners. Full text