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 […]
To support businesses during the coronavirus outbreak Latvia has introduced new VAT measures to speed up the procedure for refunding overpaid VAT. According to the new VAT repayment procedure: The State Revenue Service (SRS) refunds overpaid VAT within 30 days of receiving the VAT return for the respective tax period. Before a refund, the SRS […]
We assisted Hesburger, one of the largest fast-food chains in northern Europe, with further expansion of its presence in Belarus. Our team leading the project – consisting of partner Kiryl Apanasevich, senior associate Aliaksei Daryin and associates Alesia Khadasevich, Aliaksei Vashkevich and Artem Semchik – assisted with purchasing the premises for its second restaurant site, […]
Publication / Toms Vilnis
Remote participation and voting at the shareholders’ meeting. Read more (in Latvian) here.
As of 03 April 2020 State resources are directed to supporting companies through the KredEx Foundation and the Estonian Rural Development Foundation. The package also includes labour market support from the Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund, sickness benefits and tax incentives. The package allows for temporary suspension of second pillar pension scheme payments, as well as […]
