TRADEMARKS IN TIME OF CRISIS
“In Romania, new economic conditions are likely to result in fewer trademarks, but promotion of those marks will be more focused and explicit. This may help the public to become a little more sophisticated and perhaps more educated in terms of brands.”
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TRADEMARKS CONSISTING EXCLUSIVELY OF A PERSON'S NAME
A recent final decision of the Romanian Court of Appeal granted protection in Romania for a mark consisting exclusively of a person’s name. The decision is important because it clarifies the legal equirements for the protection and interpretation thereof when the application refers to a word mark that represents the surname or name of a person.
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SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
"ACCORDING TO THE IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS OF ROMANIAN TRADEMARK LAW, RPTO CAN ASK THE APPLICANT TO GIVE A DISCLAIMER FOR THOSE ELEMENTS OF THE MARK THAT ARE CONSIDERED TO BE DEVOID OF DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER."
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