We offer innovative, commercially-focused and practical advice to help you protect and manage your trademark portfolio strategically

We are entitled to represent our clients before the Judicial authorities, before the Intellectual Property Offices, before the Customs Offices and before different administrative authorities of the countries where we operate

Our Intellectual Property team has an impressive portfolio of international and domestic clients, on behalf of which it handles a full range of IP matters, advising on internet domain name availability, registration, compliance, protection and enforcement of IP rights and a wide range of agreements relating to creation, use, acquisition, licensing, franchising and exploitation of intellectual property. In the contentious area, we have gathered extensive expertise in handling opposition and appeal proceedings before the Romanian State Office for Patents and Trademarks (OSIM) as well as in representing clients before court in disputes covering all areas of intellectual property, from unfair competition and false advertising to anti counterfeiting and unfair business practices.

Our services:

Our lawyers act to protect the clients’ technology and intellectual property rights as part of mergers and acquisitions, franchising, financings, joint ventures and divestitures, establishing strategies for enforcement and non-infringement and, when necessary, defending intellectual property rights at the State Office for Patents and Trademarks and through litigation.

In connection with the protection of the intellectual property and technology rights, APIA also provide legal counsel on issues related to consumer protection and anti-counterfeiting, unfair competition and misleading advertising.

Our lawyers also represent clients before the Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market (OHIM) in connection with a variety of Community trademarks and design issues. Scope of Practice Regulatory Services assessing regulatory and legal relevant framework, providing reviews and analyses of the IP portfolio and its compliance with the applicable regulatory and legal requirements; identifying registration requirements and duly procedures to be followed for complete protection of IP rights and assisting the client or acting for a client in front of the relevant authorities for successful completion thereof; perform intellectual property audits and due diligence, either separately or as part of mergers and acquisitions.

Licensing and Exploitation of IP rights: assisting clients in applying for and obtaining trade mark and brand licences, technology and patent licences, copyright and design licences; providing assistance, assessment of compliance and documentary services for research and development agreements; technology sharing arrangements, merchandising agreements, franchising, distribution agreements; advising on competition issues relating to licensing; assistance with ownership or license transfer transactions.

Trade Mark Registration, Licensing and Protection: assisting clients in applying for and obtaining trade mark registration, trade mark oppositions, licensing of trade marks, brand co-existence agreements, acquisition of trade marks, as part of a share or business acquisition, upon the insolvency of a company or as a discrete matter, trade mark disputes, including court proceedings for the protection of registered and unregistered trade mark rights, domain names registration, transfer and disputes, all trade mark and branding issues arising from intellectual property aspects of corporate transactions.

IP Arrangements: advising in technology transfers, manufacturing and supply agreements, research and development agreements.