Industrial design protection in the European Union has long ceased to function as a marginal intellectual property concern. In practice, it operates as an instrument of market positioning, particularly in sectors where product value is materially expressed through appearance rather than technical differentiation alone. The...
The decision of the Opposition Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office in Opposition No B 3 247 034 concerns an opposition brought against EU Trade Mark Application No 19 196 295 for the word mark Dormella. The opposition was filed by the proprietor...
As part of the EPIC-X initiative, Irimia & Partners will contribute as a coaching partner, providing strategic intellectual property guidance to women-led deep tech startups across the European innovation ecosystem. EPIC-X is a European acceleration initiative funded under the Horizon Europe European Innovation Ecosystems (EIE) programme....
Trade mark protection in Romania is administered by the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (“OSIM”), the national authority responsible for the registration and administration of industrial property rights. For companies operating in Romania or seeking market entry into the jurisdiction, understanding the official costs...
Romania has taken a significant step towards the digitalisation of intellectual property administration through the implementation of electronically issued trade mark registration certificates by the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trade Marks (OSIM). The measure reflects an increasingly harmonised European approach to the modernisation...
On 27 April 2026, the Romanian State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM) brought into effect two of the most recent convergence instruments developed within the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN): Common Practice CP16, concerning signs describing the subject matter of goods and/or services,...
In the ordinary course of commercial activity, intellectual property rarely announces itself as a priority until a difficulty arises: an application refused, a brand contested, a product challenged, or, not infrequently, rights misappropriated by a third party. For small and medium-sized enterprises, the legal implications...
