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30.11.2015
Traditionally, trademarks are consisted of words, logos or graphic designs applied to goods or packaging.
Usually, certain procedure is required, as well as compliance with the existing rules and legislation (e.g....
26.11.2015
The Code Administrative Offences will enter into force April 1, 2016. The Code establishes fines for CEOs...
25.11.2015
The WIPO (The World Intellectual Property Organization) has the Recommendation for the Protection of Well-Known Marks that is ’soft-law’, meaning that it is not a binding legal instrument. Majority of the...
23.11.2015
Current system of the European patent obtaining requires the patent be individually validated by each member state where the protection is sought. Such process is...
30.10.2015
Exceptions to Constitutional prohibition
Lithuanian citizenship law of 2010 provides that persons who have right to reestablish Lithuanian citizenship shall renounce their current citizenship. This is general...
14.10.2015
What is Safe Harbor Agreement?
The EU Data Protection Directive provides that EU companies can transfer personal data to non-EEA countries only...
06.10.2015
Part two
Termination By Parties’ Agreement
The parties are entirely free to agree termination on any grounds they desire.
Where the parties agree to terminate the employment, they are not required to obtain...
15.09.2015
On 10 September 2015 the Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) adopted a judgment in the Case C-266/14...
09.09.2015
Jurisdiction
The European Court of Human Rights (the ECHR) is an international court based in Strasbourg, France. The ECHR has jurisdiction to decide individual or State...
27.08.2015
Part fifth
Compulsory Training Obligations
There are no compulsory training obligations for employees generally, but obviously some trades/professions will impose their own standards/expectations. Employer is obligated...
06.08.2015
Part fourth -Maintaining The Employment Relationship
Changes To The Contract
In the event of changes in production, scope, technology or labour organisation, as well as in other cases of production necessity, an...
20.07.2015
The description of e-residency in Estonia
E-residency is a digital identity, which Estonia has created for foreigners. In 2014 Estonia became the first country to offer electronics residency to foreigners. E-residents are issued...
10.07.2015
The Pension System in Latvia
The private voluntary pension scheme or the 3rdpension pillar stipulates the...
02.07.2015
Upcoming changes in submission of annual accounts in Estonia
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Estonia has sent to the Government of Estonia a bill regarding changes in submission of the...
19.06.2015
On 16 June 2015 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)...
15.06.2015
Part three
Types Of Agreement
Employment contracts may be: non-term; fixed-term, temporary, seasonal; on additional work, secondary job; with home workers; on the supply of servicesand other. As a rule, an employment contract...
10.06.2015
Protecting EU market from counterfeit products is a constant struggle. For this reason, new systems to protect intellectual property right holders are...
04.06.2015
Location Of Work/Mobility
The employee’s normal place of work must be specified by the employer in writing. Mobility clauses can be included in the contract ofemployment, but they cannot be...
26.05.2015
Legal Requirements As To The Form Of Agreement
There is no legal requirement for a contract to be in writing. If a person does work for another person for remuneration, it is presumed to be an employment contract and...