With over 18 years of legal practice, Ana Maria Kusak is an Intellectual Property specialist. With a professional background at 3 top law firms in Romania (8 years with prominent law firm Musat & Associates, 3 years with Clifford Chance Bucharest office and 5 years as partner and IP Head of Practice with Mares, Danilescu, Mares), Ana has accumulated extensive expertise, especially in IP matters.
Ana’s expertise includes assisting clients in the Advertising, Media, PR & Communication sector, having significant experience in specific industry-related matters, including representing clients’ interests in Court or before relevant institutions, such as the Romanian Advertising Council (RAC) the Audio-Visual National Council (CNA), etc.
With 15 years’ experience as IP counselor (Trademarks), certified with the Romanian Office for Inventions and Trademarks (OSIM) and being a European Trademarks and Design Attorney (registered with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Ana has assisted both local and international clients in a wide range of IP matters, including issues related to trademarks and designs protection, complex copyrights issues, including dealing with the Romanian Copyright Office (ORDA) and collective managing copyrights institutions (UCMR-ADA, CREDIDAM, COPYRO, UPFR, DACIN-SARA, etc).
