With over 19 years of legal practice, Ana Maria Kusak is an Intellectual Property and Competition specialist. She has accumulated her wide expertise in IP matters during her 8 years with prominent local law firm Musat & Associates, 3 years with Clifford Chance Bucharest office and 5 years as partner and IP and Competition Head of Practice with Mares, Danilescu, Mares.

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).

Ana’s expertise also 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.

Ana has also vast experience in the Life Sciences field, having assisted international and local clients active on the pharmaceutical, medical equipment and cosmetics market in various industry-related matters, including dealing with relevant authorities in this field: The National Audio Visual Council, National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices and Ministry of Health.

Ana is a member of the Bucharest Bar and the Romanian Bar Association since 2002