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August 21, 2012
Change of patent and trademark official fees in Russia
Since 23 August 2012 changes in the Regulations on patent fees enters into force in Russia.
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July 30, 2012
TRIA ROBIT secures victory for Raffaello in the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia
On 19 June 2012 the Chamber of Civil Cases of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia delivered its judgment in the case concerning infringement of the Raffaello trade mark (a sweet consisting of an almond surrounded by a soft cream, wrapped in a coconut wafer shell and coated in coconut) owned by the Belgian company „Soremartec S.A.”.
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July 04, 2012
The Court of Justice of the European Union alters trademark protection and registration principles in Europe
On 19 June 2012 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a long awaited ruling in one of the most notorious cases, relating to the registration and scope of trademark protection in EU - case No. C-307/10, also known as “IP TRANSLATOR”.
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June 01, 2012
Baltic Trans (Viltransports) against the State Revenue Service/ adidas AG
The Regional Administrative Court with its decision of May 3, 2012 in case No. A42490505 upended more than a 5-year long dispute among the Latvian company SIA “Baltic Trans” (previously SIA “Viltransports”), the State Revenue Service of the
Republic of Latvia and the German company “adidas AG” represented by Agency TRIA ROBIT.
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May 10, 2012
Conference on management of intellectual property rights
Conference “Intellectual Property Rights Management” was held in the Patent Library in Riga on 8th and 9th May 2012. The conference was organized by Latvian Patent Office in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization and the European Patent Office.
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May 02, 2012
AIPPI Seminar on IP Protection in the Digital Environment
Latvian National Group of AIPPI together with Petersona Patents and Krodere & Judinska has organized a seminar on IP protection in the digital environment on 27th April 2012 in the hotel Bergs, which was intended for IP professionals.
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April 25, 2012
Seminar on intellectual and industrial property protection and commercialization
The Latvian Patent Office in cooperation with the association CONNECT Latvia organizing a seminar for small and medium entrepreneurs and inventors on intellectual and industrial property protection and commercialization in honor of World Intellectual Property Day.
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February 15, 2012
Relevant information in the field of fighting against counterfeit goods
A year ago Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No.112 “Procedures for the Taking of Customs Control Measures for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights” (adopted on February 8, 2011) came into force, replacing Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers Nr.749 “Procedures for the Taking of Customs Control Measures for the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights” (adopted on October 4, 2005).
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December 20, 2011
A law establishing a specialized court for intellectual property rights is passed in Russia
The Federal Constitutional Law 06 December 2011 "On Amendments to the Federal Constitutional Law “On Judicial System of the Russian Federation” and the Federal Constitutional Law “On arbitration courts in Russian Federation" in connection with the creation of system of arbitration courts of the Court of intellectual property rights" entered into force on December 8, 2011.
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December 01, 2011
New redaction of Nice Classification
The Nice Classification (NCL) is an international classification of goods and services applied for the registration of trademarks and service marks. It was established by an Agreement concluded at Diplomatic Conference held in Nice in 1957: the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks. New 10th edition of the Nice Classification comes into force on January 1, 2012.
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