The Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia (Patentu valde), with the support of the EUIPO’s European Cooperation Projects, has enhanced its e-filing portal and back office system, allowing…
In view of the Directive (EU) 2015/2436 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks, on 6th of February, 2020 the Latvian Parliament adopted the new Trademark law…
The Patent Office announced on December 18 that 28% of Latvian companies feel their knowledge about industrial property protection is adequate or good, but more than 70% rate it as incomplete,…
On 19th November, 2019, during the Japan Patent Office’s visit in Latvia, the representatives of the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia met with the Japan Patent Office delegation and discussed…
Celebrating the World Intellectual Property Day the winners of a video competition “The Journey into the Industrial Property World” were awarded and for the first time the World Intellectual…
On 26 April 2019, World Intellectual Property Day, an awards ceremony of the annual competition “Trademark of the Year 2018” was held honoring the owners of the best trademarks registered in the…
In December 2018, the quality management system of the Patent Office was certified as compliant with the international standard “Quality management systems - Requirements ISO 9001:2015”. Obtaining…
A recently published research conducted by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in 2017 shows that 7 % of EU citizens are buying counterfeits deliberately and people's tolerance to…
To mark the Centenary of the Republic of Latvia the Latvian Patent Office in cooperation with the National Archives of Latvia have identified and digitized the first patent applications during the…
For the first time within 100 years since Latvia became an independent state, the citizens are invited to see the Latvian Patent Office`s exhibition of 20 historical inventions that have brought…
