Request for the cancellation of a trademark registration. Registered trademark versus trade name
The Intellectual Property Department of SCPA CAMPAN & TIMONEA has achieved a new success in the field of trademarks, through the final dismissal of an application for cancellation of a European trademark, filed by the claimant against our client, the defendant in the case. Background of the case In the present case, our client, P.G. […]
Tax facilities granted under Government Emergency Ordinance no. 107/2024. Fiscal amnesty
On 6 September 2024, Emergency Government Ordinance no. 107 of 4 September 2024 was published in the Official Gazette no. 905, regulating certain fiscal-budgetary measures concerning the management of budgetary receivables and the budget deficit of Romania’s consolidated general budget for 2024, as well as amending and supplementing certain normative acts. The most important aspect […]
Interim measures in trademark cases. Grounds for dismissing a request for the interim injunction prohibiting the use of a trademark
SCPA CAMPAN & TIMONEA successfully represented a well-known company providing aesthetic medical services in Romania in a dispute concerning intellectual property rights. Background of the case In the case at hand, the claimant alleged that it was the sole distributor and representative in Romania of a Cypriot company manufacturing medical equipment, which owned several registered […]
Beneficiaries of European funds are closely awaiting the ruling of the Constitutional Court on the unconstitutionality exception concerning Article 42(2) of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 36/2023, which led to the termination of financing contracts amounting to millions of euros
On 17 July 2024, the Cluj Tribunal upheld the request filed by SCPA CAMPAN & TIMONEA and referred to the Constitutional Court of Romania the plea of unconstitutionality regarding the provisions of Article 42(2) of Emergency Government Ordinance no. 36/2023 on establishing the general framework for the closure of operational programmes financed during the 2014–2020 […]
Passenger compensation for cancelled or delayed flights. The legal status of travel packages purchased through travel agencies
The holiday season comes with numerous challenges for individuals who either purchase tourist service packages or choose to customize their vacations according to their own preferences. We are referring in particular to air transport, preferred by most tourists, operated by airlines such as Wizz Air, Ryanair, Tarom, Animawings, and others. Recently, we have observed an […]
The opposition procedure for European Union trademarks
What Can Constitute an EU Trade Mark? An EU trade mark, meaning a trade mark registered at the level of the European Union through the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), may consist of any sign, in particular words, including personal names, or designs, letters, numerals, colours, the shape of goods or of their packaging, […]
Cross-border mergers – a concept increasingly taking shape in practice
As commercial activities intensify within the European Union and the states participating in the European Free Trade Association, legislation has introduced a long-awaited clarification, namely the applicability of the concept of cross-border mergers. Although such operations were not a common practice in Romania, their number has increased considerably in recent years, hence the need for […]
Eligible and ineligible expenses in the context of accessing European funds
Applicants who have applied for non-reimbursable European funds under the Operational Programme Competitiveness 4.1.1 and 4.1.1 Bis are increasingly facing difficulties in obtaining reimbursement for expenses incurred within these procedures. The Ministry of Investments and European Projects, acting as the Managing Authority for the Operational Programme Competitiveness 2014–2020, has ceased approving for reimbursement a significant […]