Publication / Sofia Kurochka
The material is compiled by assistant lawyer Sofia Kurochka. Intellectual property The Unitary Patent system Launched: 1 May 2023 The new system provides for the establishment of a Unitary Patent, which will be regulated under the Unified Patent Court. Europe’s Unitary Patent is a new additional option for companies and inventors seeking to obtain patent protection […]
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Approximately 600 companies, associations and civil society representatives have signed an open letter to express support for Riga Mayor Martins Stakis (Progressives/For) for his decision to raise the rainbow flag at Riga City Council to mark the 2023 Riga Pride Week, as Dzivesbiedri (Spouses) movement representative Kaspars Zalitis informed LETA. The letter emphasizes that Stakis’ […]
The process of opening the natural gas market in Latvia was launched on 3 April 2017, when retail users became able to freely choose their natural gas trader, while continuing to buy it at a regulated price. Most households continued to buy natural gas from the incumbent Latvijas Gāze, controlled by Gazprom, at a regulated […]
Publication / Sofia Kurochka
The material is compiled by assistant lawyer Sofia Kurochka. Employment Directive (EU) 2023/970 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms (Text with EEA relevance) […]
Publication / Sofia Kurochka
The material is compiled by assistant lawyer Sofia Kurochka. Information & Communication Technology Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2022 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act) (Text with EEA relevance) Date of effect: 2 […]
