Indrek Eelmets, a senior associate and a trademark attorney, has been practising law since 2000.

Indrek is an expert in intellectual property law, specialising primarily in the field of trademarks, domain names, industrial designs, copyright and geographical indications.

Indrek, before joining SORAINEN, worked with the patent and trademark agency Lasvet. He is an Estonian and European trademark attorney entitled to practice before the Estonian Patent Office, the Board of Appeal of Industrial Property, WIPO and in Community trademark and design matters before the Trademark and Designs Registration Office of the European Union (OHIM). He has extensive experience representing clients in domestic and international trademark matters, in trademark and industrial design disputes in courts, domain name registration and disputes and in anti-counterfeiting matters before Estonian customs. Indrek also offers experience in legal drafting related to trademark law and he is a member of the Domain Disputes Committee.

Indrek is a recommended practitioner in many publications, including:

• PLC Which lawyer? for intellectual property;
• Chambers Europe recommends him for intellectual property and provides client feedback: "excellent at identifying problems and quickly coming up with solutions".
• World Trademark Review 1000 highly praises him for enforcement and litigation and also for prosecution and strategy: "He has been developing his litigation skills with great results”, leading sources remark that “he is very comfortable in civil litigation”.
• Best Lawyers for intellectual property;
• The Legal 500 for intellectual property practice in Estonia as ‘outstanding IP professional’.

University of Tartu, Estonia (BA in Law / officially equivalent to MA)

European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Association of Estonian Patent Attorneys