Legal framework
The following EU legislation applies to trademarks in Romania:
- EU Regulation 608/2013 (concerning customs enforcement of IP rights);
- the EU IP Rights Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC);
- EU Regulation 2015/2424; and
- EU Directive 2015/2436 (to approximate the laws of member states relating to trademarks).
The following domestic legislation also applies:
- national laws on border measures, including Regulation 608/2013 and Law 344/2005 (establishing IP rights protection measures in clearance operations);
- Government Ordinance 100/2005 (transposing the EU IP Rights Enforcement Directive into…