Sorainen successfully represented the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (SDPL), one of the major political parties in the country, in a dispute with Lithuania’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC). The SDPL appealed the CEC’s finding, which had resulted in the party not receiving half a year’s subsidy of EUR 504 000 before elections to municipal councils, […]
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 […]
Sorainen provides general legal assistance to global science and technology company Merck in the Baltics. Assistance includes drafting and analysing commercial contracts according to local laws, advice on competition law, data protection law, application of the GDPR and local employment law. We have assisted with respect to interpreting local pharmaceutical regulations, especially as to interactions […]
FinEst Bay Area Development signed a memorandum of understanding for EUR 15 billion in financing with China’s Touchstone Capital Partners for an undersea train tunnel project linking Helsinki with the Estonian capital Tallinn. FinEst Bay Area raised the first external funding of EUR 100 million from Dubai-based construction company ARJ Holding in December 2018 and is seeking […]