Mara Marinescu

  • Deputy Head of Office - Romania
  • Senior Associate
  • Attorney at Law *

Mara’s practice focuses on trademark, patent and industrial design enforcement in Romania. She handles disputes involving trademark, patent and design infringement, particularly related to e-commerce and unfair competition, as well as domain name disputes. Mara drafts cease and desist letters, negotiates and concludes settlement agreements, and advises clients on all aspects of trademark, patent and design protection. Mara has ample experience representing clients before the Romanian courts, while she also works with the customs and police authorities on the surveillance and seizure of counterfeit goods.

Prior to joining PETOŠEVIĆ in 2020, Mara worked for five years as an attorney at law and legal consultant at a Romanian law firm specializing in intellectual property, where she mostly handled trademark infringement and unfair competition cases and domain name disputes.

* Contractor

Practice Areas

Qualifications

  • Attorney at Law, Bucharest Bar Association, 2016

Languages

Native Romanian, fluent English, intermediate French

Education

  • Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Romania, LLM in International Arbitration, 2015
  • Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Romania, LLB, 2014

Seminars/Courses

  • Summer School on Intellectual Property, University of Bonn, Germany, July-August 2018

Publications

  • “Contributions of the Romanian Jurisprudence in the Field of Industrial Property”. Proprietate intelectuală. Publishers C.H. Beck. (2018)

Committees

  • INTA Enforcement Committee, 2024 - 2025 Term
  • INTA Anticounterfeiting Committee, 2022-2023 Term

Membership

  • INTA