We advised Moomin Characters Oy Ltd, a company established by Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson and currently responsible for Moomin copyright and trademark protection. Tove Jansson created most of the Moominvalley characters in her books in 1945-1946 (such as The Moomins and the Great Flood and Comet in Moominland). Some of the characters are: […]
We are advising Baltic private equity investment fund Livonia Partners in the acquisition of Klaasimeister, an Estonia-based export-driven glass processing company. The parties have reached an agreement and the transaction is expected to close at a later date, subject to approval by the Estonian Competition Authority. Bringing the company to next phase Klaasimeister is a […]
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published an updated edition of Incoterms 2020 terms of trade for the sale of goods. This ninth edition of Incoterms sees changes to both the structure and content of the rules. Although the changes are not as radical as expected, it is useful to understand the new rules […]
We successfully represented one of the oldest producers of milk products in Lithuania, Lukšių pieninė, in a legal dispute with another Lithuanian milk processor over acts of unfair competition and trademark infringement. Court judgments favourable to our client Lukšių pieninė has been manufacturing handmade fermented cheese “Liliputas” since 1958, the trademark for which is registered […]
Mart Inn is a fast-growing food retailer in Belarus. Our team, consisting of partner Kiryl Apanasevich, senior associates Aliaksei Daryin and Viktoryia Mikhnevich, and associate Alesia Khadasevich advised the client on a wide range of matters, including performing legal due diligence on real estate and related risk assessment prior to its acquisition for further use […]