ABOUT US

Andra Musatescu Law & Industrial Property Offices brings you top quality work, superior customer service, state-of-the-art resources and competitive rates. You can review what our clients said about working with us, based on which we have been recommended by international publications.

Andra Musatescu Law & Industrial Property Offices have always been at the forefront of intellectual property law, but since 1999, our attorneys, coordinated by a professional management team, have expanded their practice and our firm has grown to become one of the most important Romanian Intellectual Property Law Bureau. We try to provide you, through our website, with an insight into our services and a simple contact with one of our attorneys will guide you along the Romanian legal system.

We are currently advising multinational clients, inter alia, the largest food and beverage company in the world, the leader on the Romanian market for telecommunications, the national leader in the production of preserved meat, major producer of news and entertainment around the world, as well as well-known international spirits, textile, sports-wear, perfume and baby food, car, truck and buss producers, air freshener manufacturer, large word-wide music company, cable television network and pharmaceutical companies on intellectual property matters. The Firm is a full service office, which is mostly known for its intellectual property expertise.

Our Offices are involved in both litigation and legal counseling, as well as in all aspects of representation before Romanian and international institutions, such as: Romanian Office for Patents and Trademarks (OSIM), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), Customs Offices.

We have a vast experience in advising multinational clients on intellectual property matters from the creation of an industrial property right, to its clearance for registration, its registration and the exercise of the rights obtained by registration, to any court procedures at all levels of jurisdiction, including the Supreme Court of Romania where landmark decisions were obtained.

Our firms are also experienced in negotiations, many of the cases of infringement being settled between parties and we are known for anticipating the problems, which can occur in protecting an intellectual property right and recommending the best solutions for the clients in terms of overcoming any such potential obstacles.

What sets us apart from other specialized intellectual property firms is the personalization of the service, the flexibility and the dedication of its attorneys, supported by paralegals and administrative staff, who each speak at least two of the following languages fluently: Romanian, English, Hungarian and French.

Our team is formed of young professionals, U.K. and Romanian educated, with vast legal experience, is a fast growing office, the professionalism of which speaks for itself.

With respect to intellectual property, we have experience in all aspects related to IP, including the following services / activities:

Advising upon registration requirements and filing for trademark registrations, renewals and other trademark procedures at national level (i.e. national trademarks), via Madrid Agreement and Protocol (i.e. international trademarks), as well as through EU (i.e. community trademarks);
Registering and renewing trademarks as required and advising on actions to be taken to defend registered trade marks;
Advising upon registration requirements and filing for design registrations, renewals and other design procedures at the national level (i.e. national designs), via Hague Agreement (i.e. international designs) and at the EU level (i.e. community designs);
Undertaking trademark, design and patent searches;
Filing and advising on handling court proceedings in relation to intellectual property issues;
Advising clients on breach of copyright;
Advising on trademark, design, copyright infringement issues;
Preparing due-diligence reports and drafting legal opinions with respect to the status of all intellectual property rights;
Counseling clients on issues of confusion of similar trademarks, infringement of the intellectual property rights, fight against counterfeiting and piracy and unfair commercial practices, as well as on trademark dilution aspects;
Reviewing and drafting assigning contracts, licenses agreements and granting consent documents in the field of intellectual property and registering the said documents with the local Patent Office;
Drafting cease-and-desist letters to infringing parties and preparing various legal opinions on most aspects of intellectual property rights;
Advising on and preparing customs applications and being involved in all customs procedures related to intellectual property.

Affiliations

Andra Musatescu Industrial Property Office is a member in good standing of different organizations, among which, the following:

International Trademark Association (INTA),
European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA),
International Association for Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI),
Romanian Chamber of Industrial Property Attorneys (CNCPI),
Bucharest Bar Association,
American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham),
Romanian Association for Energy Policies (APER).

History

In 2000, Andra Musatescu Law Office became associated with a well-known Washington, D.C based law firm, which had other offices in New York and Romania and advised a number of local and international clients on various intellectual property issues in Romania.

Prior, our firm advised another large Romanian law firm on trademark, corporate and energy matters.

In 2001 our firm was extended with the Andra Musatescu Industrial Property Office.

Further, our firm became indirectly associated with another American company with 32 offices throughout the word, due to the withdrawal from the Romanian market of the Washington, D.C based law firm.

The industry sectors in which our Firm has undertaken these activities include, among others, clothing and textiles, petroleum, manufacturing, food and snacks, beer, soft drinks and spirits, pharmaceuticals, chocolate and cigarette producers and GSM operators.