We represented an international chain of retail clothing stores in a trademark opposition matter in Latvia. We prepared an urgent opposition application against the registration of the opponent’s trademark and represented the client at a hearing of the Appellate Board of the Latvian Patent Office. The Appellate Board upheld the opposition by invalidating the opponent’s […]
Publication / Ieva Andersone, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
On 30 January 2020, State Secretaries will discuss a draft law at a meeting to amend the Consumer Rights Protection Law. Although the amendments are still being prepared for submission to the Parliament, it is already clear that they will significantly supplement the rights and powers of the Consumer Rights Protection Centre (CRPC). The amendments […]
Estonian startup companies raised over EUR 250 million in investment, employed over 5000 people, and paid over EUR 600 million to the state in payroll taxes last year, writes Estonian daily newspaper Ärileht . Members, friends, and stakeholders of Estonia’s fastest growing sector gathered last week at sTARTUp Day, which brought together some 4400 visitors […]
Belarus: will it be possible to apply for international trademark registration in Russian? WIPO: positive The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has approved inclusion of Russian in the list of languages for filing applications for international protection of trademarks and designs. At the moment only English, French and Spanish are included in this list and […]
