Delia Mihaela Belciu

Delia Mihaela Belciu Romania

Member of the arbitral tribunal
Romania Romanian (Romania) Resident in Romania Romanian — Fluent English — Fluent French — Fluent

Surname
Belciu
First name
Delia Mihaela
Current professional position
Partner, Attorney at law, Intellectual Property Counsel
Organisation / firm
Belciu Delia Cabinet de Avocat / Delia Belciu Cabinet de PI
Country of residence
Romania
Nationality
Romanian (Romania)
Languages spoken & proficiency
RomanianFluent EnglishFluent FrenchFluent

Arbitrator roles
Member of the arbitral tribunal
Professional biography
Qualified as an attorney at law with the Bucharest Bar Association, as well as an trademark, design and patent attorney with the Romanian Chamber of Industrial Property Counselors, for more than twenty years, Delia Belciu has a solid and various experience in the legal field. Among others, in addition to running her own legal and intellectual property offices, she is an UDRP panelist with the World Intellectual Property Organization and Czech Arbitration Court were she has handled numerous cases on domain names disputes, a lecturer in International and European Intellectual Property Law for with Collège Juridique Franco-Roumain d’Études Européennes, an institute affiliated to Paris I, Pantheon Sorbonne, France, for more than eleven years, a trainer and examiner within Examination panels of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), a former chair or the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) Artificial Intelligence and Data Committee as well as of the Internet Committee, being ranked in several international directories as a leading professional, such as WTR 1000, Managing IP.

Arbitrations conducted
50-100
7 years in this role
Role in arbitrations
Member of tribunal Sole arbitrator

Legal / dispute expertise
Business & Corporate Law Commercial contracts Copyrights & related rights Designs Licensing & technology transfer Regulatory & compliance (incl. pharma, medical devices, technology) Trade secrets & know-how Trademarks Unfair competition
Technical expertise
Artificial intelligence / data technologies Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Medical technology / medical devices
Industries
Manufacturing & industrials Pharmaceuticals & life sciences Technology & IT Telecommunications

Bar admission(s)
2006
Governing law experience
Civil law

Education (degrees)
Master in Intellectual Property, Contracts, Competition Law, Transfer of Technology; Maitrise in international and European Law, License, DEUG; Licenta – 4 years law degreee
Relevant training
Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI), University Strasbourg III, Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France - Master in Intellectual Property, Contracts, Competition Law, Transfer of Technology, Laureate Bourse Eiffel, Excellence Scholarsh
University Paris I, Pantheon Sorbonne, France, Maitrise in international and European Law, License, DEUG - Oct. 2001 – June 2005
Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Romania, Licenta – 4 years law degreee - Oct. 2001 – June 2005
Certifications / licenses
Member of the Romanian Chamber of Industrial Property Counsellors, Qualified Romanian and European Trademark and Design Attorney (2008 - present)
Qualified Romanian Patent Attorney (2023 - present)
Member of the Bucharest Bar Association, Romania, Fully qualified attorney-at-law - member of the Bucharest Bar since 2006 - present
UDRP panelist with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - since 2023
UDRP and .EU panelist with the Czech Arbitration Court - since 2019
Memberships / accreditations
Member of the Romanian Chamber of Industrial Property Counsellors since 2008
Member of the Bucharest Bar Association, Romania, since 2006
UDRP panelist with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), since 2023
UDRP and .EU panelist with the Czech Arbitration Court, since 2019 European Communities Trademark Association, member since 2009
Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Digital Economy Committee since 2022
Member of the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) since 2009
Certificate of attendance of the European Summer School on Internet Governance, Meissen, Germany (2021)
Institutional panels & memberships
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Other OtherCzech Arbitration Court; European Court of Arbitration – Romanian chapter
Publications and/or speaking engagements

Please find herein below some of the publications that I have made during my professional career: 2019 General Court confirms that mark representing a bell is not distinctive for Class 9 goods 1st AMERICAN mark deemed distinctive as a whole Blow for Novartis as SMARTSURFACE mark is rejected as being descriptive 2020 – published by WTR – “New law introduces big changes to Romanian trademark regime” 2020 – published by WTR – “General Court issues decision in “blade of grass in a bottle” sage” 2020 – published by WTR – “CHARITÉ CLINIQUE application rejected for likelihood of confusion” 2020 - published by WTR – “Romanian FLAMMKUCHEN trademark application rejected for registration” 2020 - published by WTR – “KASHMIR international mark granted in Romania after provisional refusal” 2020 - published by WTR – “CJUE ruling on GOMBOK 3D shape trademark” 2020 - published by WTR – “That really takes the biscuit : 3D trademark application rejected in Romania” 2020 - published by WTR – “New copyright levy could impact the art world in Romania” CJEU provides guidance on signs consisting exclusively of shape of goods necessary to obtain technical result 2021 - published by WTR – “General Court confirms lack of likelihood of confusion between BBQLOUMI and Halloumi” 2021 - published by WTR – “Bottles designs held to produce different overall impressions on the informed user” 2021 – published by WTR – “General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between Ø and ϕ” 2021 – published by WTR – “General Court considers likelihood of confusion between ‘Süzme Peynir’ marks” 2022 - published by WTR - “1ST AMERICAN in second round before the General Court” 2022- published by WTR - “General Court confirms that QUEST 9 is similar to QUEX” 2022- published by WTR - “ KOPOBKA KOROVKA v KRÓWKA: General Court confirms lack of likelihood of confusion General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between GREENWICH POLO CLUB and BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB 2023 - published by WTR – “ARTRESAN case offers clarity on submitting evidence of genuine use” 2024 - published by WTR - “Hermès figurative mark partially revoked for non-use” 2024 - published by WTR - “RUBETTES EU mark registered in bad faith by fellow musician EUROPEAN” 2025 - published by WTR - “General Court considers invalidity proceedings against Community design based on earlier national marks and trade names”