In 2025, the number of applications for the registration of industrial property in Latvia increased significantly – the sharpest rise was recorded in the fields of trademarks and patents. This shows both the growing awareness among entrepreneurs and research institutions of the importance of intellectual property (IP) in ensuring competitiveness, and the resources invested by the Latvian Patent Office (LPO) in strengthening this system.
“The results achieved in 2025 demonstrate an increasing awareness of IP importance in Latvia and the LPO's progress toward becoming a centre of support and excellence in the field of IP. The LPO will continue to actively work on educating the public and on new initiatives to create an environment that supports the development and protection of innovations,” said LPO Director Agris Batalauskis.
Promotion of IP Awareness
To raise IP awareness, the LPO organizes annual anti-counterfeiting campaigns and participates in IP-related discussions and events. Educational activities for primary and secondary school students, university students, entrepreneurs, and representatives of creative industries are held each year. The LPO organises conferences for IP professionals and provides consultations at international and national exhibitions that bring together creators of industrial property.
Last year, the LPO organised or participated in more than 60 events and other activities aimed at strengthening IP awareness and knowledge.
Trademarks
In 2025, 1407 trademark applications were filed under the national procedure, representing an 18% increase compared to 1185 applications in 2024. Accordingly, 1106 trademarks were registered, which is 14% more than in the previous year.
Most popular in 2025 were figurative trademarks, accounting for 56% of all applications, followed by word marks (43%). Three-dimensional (14) and colour trademarks (1) constituted approximately 1% of all submitted applications.
The highest number of trademark applications were filed in the following classes of goods and services of the Nice Classification:
- Class 35 (403 applications): includes mainly services involving business management, operation, organization and administration of a commercial or industrial enterprise, as well as advertising, marketing and promotional services;
- Class 41 (305 applications): includes mainly education and training services, as well as entertainment services and organization of sports and cultural events;
- Class 43 (142 applications): includes mainly services related to the preparation of food and drink for consumption, as well as services for providing temporary accommodation;
- Class 30 (125 applications): includes mainly foodstuffs of plant origin, except fruits and vegetables, prepared or preserved for consumption, as well as auxiliaries intended for the improvement of the flavour of food;
- Class 36 (123 applications): includes mainly services relating to banking and other financial transactions, financial valuation services, as well as insurance and real estate activities.
Industrial Designs
Growth in applications and registrations continued in the field of industrial designs in 2025. A total of 33 applications were received for 58 designs – the number of applications increased by 9%, and the number of designs included in applications - by 11%.
The total number of registered industrial designs was 27 in 2025 (4% increase), while the number of designs included in registrations reached 57 (23% increase).
The highest number of applications in the industrial designs field was filed in the following Locarno Classification classes: Furnishing (9 applications), Graphic symbols and Logos (8), Games, toys, tents and sports goods (5), Clocks and watches and other measuring instruments, checking and signalling instruments (2).
Patents
Positive trends were observed in 2025 in the patent field. In total, 118 national patent applications were received by the LPO, which is 25% more than in 2024, when 87 applications were filed. Of these applications, 111 were submitted by Latvian applicants, while 7 were filed by non-resident applicants.
Although individual applicants were most active in terms of the number of filed patent applications (54), it should be noted that some of these applications were later withdrawn or rejected due to non-compliance with formal requirements. Latvian enterprises also remained relatively active in protecting their innovations. 31 patent applications were received from enterprises in 2025 as compared to 26 applications in 2024. At the same time, 26 applications were received from Latvian higher education institutions and research institutes (28 in 2024).
During the last year, 95 national patents were granted, including 93 – to Latvian owners and 2 – to foreign owners. In some cases, patents are co-owned by several entities, for example, by Latvian and foreign institutes, or by a university and a company, demonstrating that inventions are also created and patented within collaborative projects.
Granted Patents and Leaders
In 2025, the highest number of patents – 49 – was granted to higher education institutions and research institutes. Latvian enterprises were granted 32 patents, which is a significant increase compared to 2024, when enterprises received 14 patents. 6 patents were granted to individuals.
In terms of the number of patents granted in 2025, the leaders were:
- University of Latvia – 16 patents (8 in 2024);
- Riga Technical University – 15 patents (23 in 2024);
- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia – 7 patents;
- Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis – 7 patents.
Among enterprises, the biggest number of patents – 4 – were granted to SIA “Aerones Engineering”; 3 patents – to “KR15T5” Unipessoal LDA, filiāle ; and 2 patents – to SIA “CLT Factory”.
By the beginning of 2026, 454 national (Latvian) patents and 9249 European patents have been in force in Latvia. It should be noted that European patents with unitary effect (unitary patents) are also valid in Latvia. According to data from the European Patent Office (EPO), by the beginning of 2026, unitary effect has been registered for 77,336 European patents, all of which are valid in the territory of Latvia.
Within the framework of the project on Provision of Patent Searches for Latvian Applicants in Cooperation with the European Patent Office (EPO), 67 patent search requests were received in 2025. A total of 44 patent applications were forwarded to the EPO for search, and search reports and written opinions were received from the EPO for 45 patent applications.
In 2025, 25 international patent applications were submitted to the LPO as a competent receiving office.