A competitor of Olympic Casino, a leading provider of casino entertainment in Latvia, applied for registration of the trade mark “Olimps Kazino”. Sorainen prepared and filed an opposition arguing that the trade mark conflicts with the earlier trade mark of Olympic Casino. The Board of Appeal decided in favour of Olympic Casino Latvia and declared […]
Deals & Cases
Sorainen is advising Orkla Care and Orkla Health, among the biggest food supplement producers in the Nordic countries, on intellectual property matters. Sorainen’s work with Orkla Health includes sending cease and desist letters regarding the trademarks CuraMed and HUSK plus drafting notification to the Consumer Rights Protection Authority related to illegal use of the Nutriless […]
Sorainen Belarus supported Synopsys in the light of its acquisition of Codiscope, LLC, another US-based software company. Sorainen support included revision of the software development agreement concluded by Codiscope with a Belarusian counterparty and advising on IP transfer and licensing matters. Synopsys is the world’s 15th largest software company, established in the US, with a […]
Sorainen was appointed by US company CrossFit to protect its intellectual property rights in the Baltic countries and Belarus. CrossFit performs on-going monitoring to prevent unlawful infringement of its intellectual property – the CROSSFIT trade mark. The company has invested significant resources to develop and popularise this trade mark; thus, it has become a widely-known […]
Sorainen supported Hesburger, one of the largest fast-food regional chains, in launching Belarus franchise. Sorainen assistance involved representing the client in negotiations with franchisee and localising master franchise agreement under Belarus law within a constrained time frame. Sorainen team also provided legal support in termination of the agreement with previous franchisee. The client was advised […]