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Intellectual property audit: ensuring legal compliance and protection
Today, 26 April, we are celebrating the World Intellectual Property Day! This holiday emphasises the exceptional importance of protecting intellectual property (IP) rights, which are crucial for every business, as they provide a competitive advantage, prevent others from using or profiting from your innovations, and, moreover, allow you to monetise your intellectual assets through licensing or […]
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List of companies in which shares cannot be sold by investors from “unfriendly countries” has just been published
A resolution of the Council of Ministers of Belarus with a list of companies in which shares cannot be sold by investors from “unfriendly countries” has just been published (a specific list of investors has been provided too). This means that no state registration action reflecting changes in shareholders will be taken in respect of limited liability companies, […]
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Intellectual property highlights
As business year 2022 is now in full swing and the global economy is continuing its recovery from what seems to have been the worst period of the pandemic, Sorainen’s intellectual property (IP) team has compiled for you the most interesting news from the Baltic States and Belarus, including the ultimate failure of the Chanel […]
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The M&A and private equity market in the Baltics and Belarus – driven by the energy and startups sectors, the market has shown record activity
In 2021, the Baltic M&A and private equity market demonstrated record activity, with the number of announced deals growing by 51% compared to 2020 and also surpassing deal activity levels in all previous years, including those preceding the start of the pandemic. As a result, we can find leading Baltic law firms among the top […]
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Belarus – driven by the tech sector, the M&A and PE market saw growth despite gloomy expectations
In the past year, M&A activity in Belarus has grown beyond perhaps the wildest expectations, and the gloomy predictions of a year ago have not come true. With the internal political crisis unresolved and indeed affecting the wider region, international sanctions looming, and the domestic economy slumping again after the global recovery post-Covid, the number […]