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Disputes

Registration is the best way toWe provide a variety of services related to the protection of intellectual property protect your intellectual property. It does not automatically prevent possible intellectual property infringements such as copying of a patented trademark or patented design and use of similar marks however. Your intellectual property may also suffer in case a third party sells products bearing marks that are identical or misleadingly similar to those of your registered trademark (i.e. counterfeiting). Furthermore, there are many instances of piracy, that is, of illegal use or distribution of copyright protected works. and in this manner help our clients to effectively protect and defend their rights to trademarks, inventions, designs, authorship and domains.

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Services related to protection of trademarks, designs and inventions:

Representation of clients in disputes in pre-trial institutions and courts

We represent clients in disputes in pre-trial institutions and courts in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Belarus, in patent offices of the relevant countries, in the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), arbitration courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Drafting of claims, lawsuits, protests and other procedural documents

We draft claims, lawsuits, protests and other procedural documents.

Representation in negotiations and mediation processes

We offer representation in dispute-related negotiations and mediation processes.

Defense of trademark, design and invention registrations

We defend in cases of refusal to register a trademark, design or invention. We provide responses to official inquiries from patent offices.

Representation in registration annulment procedures

We represent in procedures related to registration annulment of trademarks, designs and patents.

Representation of clients in disputes in pre-trial institutions and courts

Drafting of claims, lawsuits, protests and other procedural documents

Representation in negotiations and mediation processes

Defense of trademark, design and invention registrations

Representation in registration annulment procedures

Services related to fighting against counterfeiting and piracy

Monitoring of counterfeiting and piracy

We monitor markets for counterfeiting and piracy.

Submission of applications to the Customs Department

We apply to the Customs Department to have counterfeit and pirated products seized during the process of import and export procedures.

Participation in checks conducted by the police

We participate in checks conducted by the police.

Representation of clients in customs and law enforcement institutions

We represent interests of owners of intellectual property (trademarks, designs, inventions, copyright and neighboring\ rights) in law enforcement and customs institutions.

Monitoring of counterfeiting and piracy

Submission of applications to the Customs Department

Participation in checks conducted by the police

Representation of clients in customs and law enforcement institutions

Our experience

We represent owners of renowned trademarks such as Gucci, Lacoste, Porsche, Rolex, Michelin, Shell, Valentino, Paco Rabanne, Nina Ricci and Carolina Herrera and help to fight against counterfeiting and seize and destroy counterfeit goods present on the Baltic and Belarusian markets or imported from other countries.

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