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Baltic Business Quarterly: When a Cyberattack Becomes a Legal and Business Crisis
Cyber incidents are a legal and business risk Directive 2022/2555 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2) has been transposed into national laws that have entered into force in all three Baltic states. Entities classified as “essential” or “important” must comply with cybersecurity risk management, incident-reporting and governance requirements. […]
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From Eurovision to Zumba: the latest IP rulings across the Baltics
Welcome to the latest edition of Sorainen’s IP Newsflash. In this issue, we cover recent court decisions from across the Baltics on trademark infringement, customs enforcement and copyright, including the dispute over Estonia’s Eurovision-winning song. We also look at plans to rename the patent offices in Latvia and Lithuania, new EU-wide protection for geographical indications […]
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Businesses concluding online consumer contracts will need to introduce a “withdrawal function”
What the new rules require Businesses concluding consumer contracts through a website or mobile application will be required to provide consumers with a dedicated “withdrawal function”. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that consumers can exercise their right of withdrawal in a simple and user-friendly manner and for withdrawing from a contract to […]
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IP in action: from the business of emotion to market reality
As this edition lands just ahead of Valentine’s Day, we start with a topic that feels seasonal but is very real for brand owners: how emotion, language and symbolism translate into protectable IP – and where they don’t. Even the most universal ideas, like love or romance, can become powerful commercial assets when shaped into […]
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New EU tax initiatives: January–April 2024
Our Tax expert team has prepared an overview of the most relevant aspects of the latest European Union tax initiatives. Read more on the following topics to discover how these initiatives are relevant to your company. HOT Directive: SMEs gain the opportunity to use head office taxation rules for calculating taxes At the beginning of autumn 2023, the European […]