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I want to have my logo protected in several EU countries. What is better – to have separate national trademark registrations or an EU registration? What are the pros and cons? Trademark rights have a territorial character, meaning that protection will be in force only in the country where the trademark is registered. If you […]
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A pre-checked checkbox does not constitute consent which a website user must give for storage of and access to cookies on their equipment. Therefore companies need to change their current practice. This was the conclusion reached by the Court of Justice of the European Union in its judgment in Case C-673/17 Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und […]
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Introducing a new law on trademarks As of 23 September 2019, a draft “Trade Mark Law” is being debated in the responsible commission of the Saeima. The draft law has yet to be considered in three parliamentary sessions and is planned to come into force by the end of 2020. The draft law is designed […]
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Publication / Ieva Andersone, Jūlija Terjuhana, Private: Gunvaldis Leitens
Development of a new Latvian regulation on qualifications for data protection officers is in process. The SDI will be responsible for the exam procedure. Unlike previous regulations, the new ones do not set special requirements for candidates who want to take the exam. The draft regulations state that exams will be announced at least two […]
