In cooperation with patent bureau Käosaar, we advised and represented the Estonian political party Eesti 200 (meaning Estonia 200) in a landmark trademark dispute with non-profit organization Eesti Kultuur 200 and its leader Kärt Summatavet. Registration of word mark opposed Following the launch of the political party Eesti 200 back in 2018, Summatavet and Eesti […]
EU digital services legislation is changing For the past 20 years, the e-Commerce Directive has been the piece of legislation governing digital services in the EU. Much has changed over these years, and so the EU is introducing Digital Market Act (DMA) and Digital Service Act (DSA), which according to the latest information are expected […]
Latvia has qualified for OECD Cape Town discount on financing rates for acquisition of essential aviation assets Sorainen, together with other Latvian law firms, assisted the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Latvia to prepare an application to the European Commission. The aim of the application was for the Latvian aviation industry to qualify […]
We continue advising M.V.Wool, one of the biggest fish producers in Estonia, in a landmark dispute with the Estonian Agriculture and Food Board (AFB) to test the functioning of food safety rules on the EU level and determine the division of competencies between national authorities and EU. As a part of the dispute, the Court […]
Listen to this podcast: https://tax-stories.simplecast.com/episodes/christian-kaeser-siemens-germany-on-integrating-virtual-and-physical-worlds EPISODE SUMMARY Christian is a global head of tax @Siemens in charge of some 650 tax people, tax law professor & Dr., lecturing at Vienna and Freiburg Universities, president of IFA Germany, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce Tax Commission, Chairman of the supervisory board of WTS tax network, […]