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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
A. TRADEMARKS
We advise on trademark registration, trademark searches, trademark due
diligence, trademark oppositions, IPR purchase agreements, negotiation
of software development and distribution agreements, web design
agreements, trademark, patent, and copyright litigation, and unfair
competition. The team coordinates successful campaigns against
infringements of international trademarks.
We advised The Coca-Cola Company, Martini
& Rossi, Procter & Gamble, British American Tobacco, Gucci,
Ferrero, Medochemie, Hermes, Canadian Oxy Ltd., Elite Industries,
Henkel, Iguacu de Cafe Soluvel, Petromin Inc., and Quark.
In 2002 – 2003, we advised The
Coca-Cola Company, and Coca-Cola HBC Romania
with regard to the trademark due diligence related to the acquisition
of Dorna Apemin, a Romanian natural water company, which included
the transfer of the biggest portfolio of national and international
marks to date in Romania.
We advised with regard to police investigations
and seizures and destruction of counterfeited products, oppositions,
contest applications, and court cases on behalf of Casio
Computer, The Coca-Cola Company, Ferrero, Gucci, Hermes, Inditex,
Martini & Rossi, Medochemie, Philips International, Pierre Cardin,
Prada, and Yves Saint Laurent.
More recently we advised:
- European
Commission re issuance of a Study on Counterfeiting and Piracy
Regulations in Romania;
- The Coca-Cola Company re such
intellectual property matters as trademark registration, oppositions,
searches, litigation;
- Coca-Cola HBC re defense
against patent and industrial design claims re kiosk umbrellas;
- Mattel Inc. re trademark
infringement;
- Guccio Gucci re campaign
against counterfeited products, seizure and destruction of
counterfeited garments, and fragrances, and related court cases and
criminal complaints;
- Hermes re registration of bag
design as trademark;
- Bacardi & Company re
bottle design;
- Casio Computer re protection
of intellectual property rights, seizure and destruction of
counterfeited computers, calculators, watches, and related court cases;
- Prada re protection of
intellectual property rights, seizure and destruction of counterfeited
accessories;
- Philips International re
seizure and destruction of counterfeited products, and prosecution of
related court cases;
- Pierre Cardin re protection of
intellectual property rights, seizure and destruction of counterfeited
garments;
- Inditex, owner of ZARA marks
regarding the seizure and destruction of counterfeited garments;
- Issey Miyake re protection of
intellectual property rights, seizure and destruction of counterfeited
garments, and fragrances;
- Jean Paul Gaultier re
protection of intellectual property rights, seizure and destruction of
counterfeited garments, and fragrances;
- Diadora re protection of
intellectual property rights, seizure and destruction of counterfeited
garments;
- Ted Lapidus re protection of
intellectual property rights, seizure and destruction of counterfeited
garments;
- The General Electric Company on updating its
Employee Innovation and Proprietary Information Agreement.
B.
PATENTS
We advised:
- Actavis
Group re
drug patent matters, successful patent litigation;
- Synthon
re drug patent matters;
- Hexal re a dispute concerning
the expiration of a drug patent;
- Coca-Cola HBC Romania with
regard to claims for patent and design infringements.
C.
COPYRIGHTS
We advised:
- Coca-Cola CHBC Romania in a
dispute regarding concepts, ideas of an audio-video show;
- IT Casino Solutions with
regard to the negotiation of a software development and distribution
agreement;
- Precision Castparts Corporation
with regard to misappropriation and illegal distribution of its
software programs;
- Blue Fox Nedgraphics with
regard to a IPR purchase Agreement.
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