Listen to this podcast HERE. EPISODE SUMMARY Simon is ranked consistently among the leading individuals for tax litigation by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. He is a founding partner at Joseph Hage Aaronson, established 10 years ago. JHA is a boutique dispute resolution firm which specialises in tax litigation. JHA tax litigation practice […]
Is ŻUBRÓWKA similar to ZUBROFF? What about BOSS vs Bossa Nova? Can using a single-letter mark be prohibited? Find the answers to these questions and explore other highlights in this overview prepared by our Intellectual Property team, covering Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Latvia: Court imposes temporary protection from a political party on Sigulda municipality’s trademark “S!” Estonia: Estonia […]
Recent disputes about unfair competition with the use of trademarks in various commodity markets (cheeses, veterinary products, etc.) – all this and more is described in in a fresh highlights review prepared for you by the Sorainen Intellectual property (IP) team. Bonfesto vs Bonvissto: dispute between cheese makers A Belarusian dairy plant (the Plant), as […]
On 18 October 2023, the agreement of 3 March 1998 between Latvia and Belarus on the promotion and protection of investments will expire. The denunciation of the agreement substantially changes how the investments of nationals of one state will be protected in the territory of the other. This article is recommended for Belarusian entrepreneurs who […]
From now on, the obligation to provide certain information to the Bank of Lithuania is also established for companies providing unlicensed financial services. Non-banking financial companies or their branches established in Lithuania providing B2B lending (including mortgage loans) and B2B financial leasing services and meeting the significance criterion will be required to provide the Bank […]