The European Legislation and Protection of Trademarks in Romania

Objective: The present paper aims at producing a brief account and analysis of the changes thathave been made to the Romanian Trademark Law during the last few years in order to achieve harmonizationwith the European Trademark Law. Prior Work: The subject is being researched especially by the author...

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Main Author: Codruta Stefania Jucan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Danubius University 2011-05-01
Series:EIRP Proceedings
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Online Access:http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/736/664
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Summary:Objective: The present paper aims at producing a brief account and analysis of the changes thathave been made to the Romanian Trademark Law during the last few years in order to achieve harmonizationwith the European Trademark Law. Prior Work: The subject is being researched especially by the authorsfrom abroad and only the last years brought new investigations from the Romanians. Approach: The presentpaper was put together using a synthesis and analytical approach, taking in account different sources fromlegislation, court cases to papers that have been written about the subject. Results: The result of this studyindicates a way of harmonizing the internal legislation of Romania with that of the E.U on the subject andfuture directions of Trademark Law. Implications: The present study does its part in the intellectual propertystudies research area, offering a better view on the problems regarding the trademark law and itsnaturalization in the legal systems of the member states. Value: The study at hand is of great value inunderstanding the problems and challenges in the harmonization of legal concepts using the example ofIntellectual Property Rights in the U.E.
ISSN:2067-9211
2069-9344