Hila Legal provides assistance and representation in patent drafting and registration procedures at the State Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM), negotiation, drafting, and revision of various types of patent agreements (assignment or license), procedures related to their revocation, as well as in disputes arising from patent invalidation or infringement.
In addition, we provide assistance and representation in legal aspects related to the validity of copyrights and related rights and the status of holders of such rights.
Hila Legal is a trusted partner in intellectual property matters, with extensive experience in activities such as:
- Assisting in the negotiation, drafting and review of various types of trademark and industrial design agreements: licensing or assignment agreements;
- Representation in administrative/legal proceedings before the OSIM and the competent courts in cases related to the registration and protection of intellectual property rights: oppositions, infringements, requests for cancellation or revocation, requests to cease commercial use of a sign similar to a registered trademark, etc;
- Protection (registration, modification) and enforcement of protected rights;
- Assistance in the protection of intellectual property rights and strategic portfolio management;
- Development of long-term strategies for trademark or industrial design litigation, including specific offenses in this area;
- Conducting trademark availability searches;
- Advice on identifying and enforcing rights in works of authorship;
- Representation in arbitration proceedings regarding unauthorized use of trademarks and enforcement of decisions related to registered trademarks;
- Advising foreign investors acquiring companies in Romania regarding trademark protection and validity.
