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For almost everybody in the business world in Europe, but especially for company managers, HR leaders, marketing staff and legal experts, one of the biggest issues of last year was the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union. The GDPR has been mandatory and directly applicable in all Member States from 25 May 2018. […]
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We are pleased to introduce an overview of the most recent legal developments relevant to the life sciences and healthcare sector in the Baltics and Belarus. Lithuania: obligation to disclose links with healthcare professionals The Lithuanian Cabinet of Ministers approved a proposal to introduce an obligation for manufacturers and distributors of registered medicines to publicly […]
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By 14 January 2019 the Member States of the European Union (EU) had to implement the New European Union Trade Mark Directive 2015/2436 of 16 December 2015 (the Trade Mark Directive). So, by now the Member States had to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with most of the […]
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When public entities get involved in business, private companies may face an unequal contest. The rules of combat are affected by advantages enjoyed by public entities or companies that they establish ‒ advantages that private companies do not enjoy. Some indicators of how to recognise a public entity that distorts competition and the unfair behaviour […]
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Is my trademark protected just because I am using it in my business? Usually no, because the Baltics and Belarus are “first-to-file” countries. This means that a trademark is protected only after successful registration. As an exception to the rule, the law allows a challenge to a trademark on the basis of prior use of […]
