Is my trademark protected just because I am using it in my business? Usually no, because the Baltics and Belarus are “first-to-file” countries. This means that a trademark is protected only after successful registration. As an exception to the rule, the law allows a challenge to a trademark on the basis of prior use of […]
Dear clients and partners, At the end of 2018, the Council of the European Union endorsed “quick fixes” to the VAT system ‒ temporary measures which should help solve problems arising in trade between EU member states. Over the course of 2019, companies will have to get ready for the new rules that will apply […]
A brand new mapping study which compares the various measures aimed at promoting European film and TV programmes in Europe made by the European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe. The authors draw up country by country comparative tables, placing side by side the various different national definitions and quoting the actual legal […]
Publication / Jurgita Nikita
Lithuanian authorities and financial institutions must target corruption, organized crime and the risks posed by their country’s sizeable cash economy to clamp down on money laundering and other forms of illicit finance, an intergovernmental group has warned. In a 221-page report, Moneyval, the Financial Action Task Force’s representative in Europe, praised Lithuania’s global cooperation and supervision […]
