The Cabinet of Ministers has taken note of the informative report “On further action in the field of improving the quality of Latvian national patents” prepared by the Latvian Patent Office (LPO) and supported further action lines and activities proposed therein. The report, based on the data from the LPO, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO), assesses the Latvian patent system and innovation competitiveness. The report also summarizes and analyses the results of a pilot project on support activities for Latvian patent applicants, as well as the impact on the activities of Latvian applicants in patenting inventions. In 2016, in order to improve the quality of national patents and provide…