Law 28 of 15 January 2007 (the “Law”) regarding the modification and completion of the Law No. 64 of 11 October 1991 on patents (the “Patent’s Law”).

The Law further provides for several amendments to the Patent’s Law.

The Law enters into force in three months as of its publications in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 44 of 19 January 2007)

Norm of 10 January 2007 (the “Norm”) regarding the enforcement of the Law No. 16 of 6 March 1995 (the “Law”) on the protection of the topography of semiconductor products.

The Norm aims to enforce the provisions of the Law.

The Norm enters into force as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 90 of 5 February 2007)

Decision No. 59 of 27 March 2006 (the “Decision”) of the President of the Romanian Copyright Office concerning the set out of the conditions for authorization of the commercial entities bound to request the registration in the National Registry of the multipliers of CD, audio and video cassettes (the “NRM”).

The Decision provides for the establishment of the legal framework related to the authorization conditions and registration in the NRM of the commercial entities which develop multiplication activities of the phonograms, videograms, computer programs inserted on CD, audio cassettes and video cassettes, as the case may be..

The Decision enters into force as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 377 of 3 May 2006)

Protocol of 19 December 2005 (the “Protocol”) of the Romanian Copyright Office regarding the public communication of phonograms published for commercial purposes or of its copies, as well as the artistic carry outs in the audio-visual field and the annex comprising the patrimonial rights of due to the artistic interpreters, executants or phonograms producers.

The Protocol establishes the legal framework related to (i) public communication of the phonograms published for commercial purposes, (ii) use of artistic representations in the audio-visual field for ambient purposes, (iii) phonogram user, (iv) the user of the artistic representations, and (v) remunerations related thereof.

The Protocol enters into force as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 123 of 9 February 2006)


The Law No. 337 of 5 December 2005 (the "Law") regarding the modification and completion of the Law No. 16 of 6 March 1995 on the protection of the integrated circuits topography.
The Law provides for some amendments to the Law No. 16 of 6 March 1995 in various aspects related to the protection of the integrated circuits topography.
The Law enters into force as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 1094 of 5 December 2005)


Protocol of 28 November 2005 of the Romanian Copyright Office regarding the methodology with respect to the remuneration of the intellectual property rights pertaining to the audio visual registration of the music compositions on different formats (the "Protocol").
The Protocol aims to regulate the legal framework with respect to the remuneration of the intellectual property rights pertaining to the audio visual registration of the music composition on different formats.
The Protocol enters into force as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 1140 of 27 December 2005)


The Law No. 344 of 29 November 2005 (the "Law") regarding certain measures for ensuring the observance of the intellectual property rights in the clearing customs procedures.
The stipulations of the Law refer to the merchandise likely to bring damages to an intellectual property right. The Law enters into force in two months as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 1093 of 5 December 2005)


Law No. 337 of 29 November 2005 (the "Law") regarding the amendment and completion to the Law No. 16 of 6 March 1995 regarding the legal protection of the topography of integrated circuits.
The Law introduces certain amendments with respect to the legal protection of the topography of integrated circuits. The Law enters into force in three months as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 1094 of 5 December 2005)


Decision No. 604 of 1 November 2005 of the National Audio-Visual Council (the "Decision") for the amendment of the Decision No. 254 of 5 July 2004 regarding the publicity, sponsorship and TV shopping.
The amendment brought by the Decision pertains to the information presented by the publicity sponsorship and TV shopping, which must not mislead the audience with respect to the prices or taxes. The latter have to be fully disclosed.
The Decision enters into force as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 996 of 10 November 2005)


Decision No. 555 of 11 October 2005 of the National Audio-Visual Council (the "Decision") for the amendment and completion of the Decision No. 254 of 5 July 2004 regarding the publicity, sponsorship and TV shopping. The main amendments and completions brought by the Decision refer to (i) information or warnings displayed in videotext format, (ii) broadcasting of announcement of public interest for charitable purposes, (iii) advertising of pharmaceutical products, (iv) promotion of feeding supplements, nutritive supplements, vitamins and nutrients, and (v) participation and interventions of lawyers in broadcasted shows in which pending court cases are debated. The Decision provisions enter into force as of its publication n the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 926 of 17 October 2005)


Law No. 280 of 5 October 2005 (the "Law") for the approval of the Government Emergency Ordinance No. 100 of 14 July 2005 (the "GEO") on ensuring the rights of industrial property.
The Law approves the GEO and further provides for the meaning of the wording "industrial property rights" as well as certain legal procedures in terms of litigation involving the industrial property rights.
The Law enters into force in three days as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 897 of 7 October 2005)


Government Emergency Ordinance No. 123 of 1 September 2005 (the "GEO") for amendment and completion of Law No. 8 of 14 March 1996 on authorship rights and other related rights.
The GEO amendments address to the implementation of certain EU directives in the field of (i) protection of software programs, (ii) intellectual property, (iii) authorship rights regarding satellite broadcasting and retransmission through cable, (iv) protection duration of the authorship rights, (v) legal protection of the databases, (vi) authorship rights related to the informational society, (vii) droit de suite for the benefit of author of an original work of art and (viii) measures for insuring the intellectual property rights.
The GEO enters into force as of its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania. (Official Gazette No. 843 of 19 September)