Expertise
Florina has over 16 years of professional experience in the intellectual property field. She heads NNDKP’s Intellectual Property practice.
Her area of expertise covers intellectual property matters, with specific focus on trademark rights, patent rights and utility models, design rights, copyright and related rights and domain names, in all stages and proceedings, from filing through to maintenance and enforcement, for both national and international clients. Her expertise also includes consumer protection, advertising, and e-commerce matters.
Expertise:
- Intellectual Property with specific focus on:
- trademark rights
- patent rights and utility models
- design rights
- copyright and related rights
- domain names
- Intellectual Property related fields such as consumer protection, advertising and e-commerce
Representative Cases and Transactions
- advice and representation of a leading terminal blocks company in relation to trademark cancellation and unfair competition litigation
- assistance to major companies from various fields in national, European and international patent prosecution matters, including validation in Romania of European patents
- advice to a worldwide confectionary company in several counterfeiting matters
- assistance to a major automotive company in relation to trademark enforcement before Romanian customs and police authorities, involving settlement agreements and voluntary payment of attorney fees
- assistance to a leading manufacturer of confectionery in relation to various consumer protection aspects in the activity of retail of products, which included review and clearance of labeling
Selected credentials listed above include only work prior to joining NNDKP.
Accolades
Included in international rankings since 2022; most recently:
- Rising Star, Intellectual Property (Legal 500, 2023)
- Rising Star, Intellectual Property (Legal 500, 2022)
- Recommended, Patents (IAM Patent 1000, 2021)
“Florina Firaru is always willing to go above and beyond to offer excellent client service.”
(Legal 500, 2022)
Education
- University of Bucharest Law School, Law Degree
- Nicolae Titulescu University, Master Degree in Business Law
- Nicolae Titulescu University, National Institute for Training and Improvement of Lawyers
- Trademark and Design Attorney
- Patent Attorney
Memberships and Affiliations
- Bucharest Bar
- Romanian Chamber of Patent Attorneys (pending 2021)
Notable Contributions
- co-contributor to Romania Chapter of Manual Industrial Property (MIP), Kluwer Law International (until 2020)
