In honour of the centenary of the establishment of the Latvian system of industrial property protection and in anticipation of Latvia's 102nd birthday, on Tuesday, November 10, the Patent Office…
On November 10, Latvian State President Egils Levits met with the Director of the Patent Office Sandris Laganovskis at the Riga Castle. The President and the Director of the Patent Office discussed…
On September 10 this year, an online seminar on intellectual property issues was held for Latvian and European judges, employees of the judicial system as well as professionals in the field of…
On September 10, 2020, The Patent Office in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for the fifth year is holding…
On 21st of May 2020, celebrating the centenary of the Latvian Patent Office (LPO) and the Latvian industrial property protection system, the LPO held an online conference on "Intellectual…
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…
After registering your trade mark (or any other intellectual property right (IPR)) you need to ensure that it is not used by anyone else in the market. Use of the tool is free, secure and available…
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…
