At the end of March 2019 the draft law to amend the Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing was prepared. The amendments provide series of changes, including granting Latvian Register of Enterprises additional rights to verify company’s true beneficiaries, as well as to register a warning if indicated information regarding such Read more
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In the era of rapid development of information technologies and manufacturing, constantly increasing investments in scientific researches and innovations, the issue of legal protection of commercial secrets (such as technologies, expertise and information) has become more essential than ever. In order to improve national regulatory enactments in this area, on 28 February 2019 Latvia’s Parliament Read more
In our earlier publication, we wrote that last summer the Estonian court asked the European Court of Justice a question related to the online sales of counterfeit goods and who can be held responsible for such activities. By now, the European Court of Justice has given its reply. Read more
Trademarks of the European Union (EU), acquired prior to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the EU, should be also protected after the withdrawal in accordance with the EU legislation. New provisions would only apply to newly registered trademarks. Read more
The deployment of automated vehicle technologies by supporting and possibly replacing the driver in the performance of the driving task will significantly change the division of responsibilities between road users and those involved in the operation of the vehicle. In the near future a third level (SAE3[1][2]) automated driving system[3] might change the driver’s responsibilities Read more
Lithuania The legitimate interest, as TRINITI Lithuania legal practice shows, is one of the legitimate grounds for data processing and is used quite often in the activities of Lithuanian enterprises, but only in very specific and limited areas. Therefore, this, albeit flexible and useful legal ground for data processing, cannot be used unnecessarily. The “legitimate interest” as the basis for Read more
In December 2000, the Digital Signatures Act entered into force in Estonia. In less than two years, the first contract was concluded by using digital signature and soon electronic identification and digital signatures became part of daily life of Estonian people. When visiting other countries, we allowed ourselves an occasional smirk when looking how natives Read more
We are happy to present you brief overview on GDPR application in three Baltic states in the last year. Overview is given on the activities of data protection authorities, enterprises and data subjects. Read more
First of all, once the data security breach has been identified, the company should assess whether this very breach could jeopardize the rights and freedoms of natural persons. Read more
Imagine a situation: you are registering a trademark, being used by you for a long time in many countries of the world, in China and … your application is rejected because your trademark has already been registered before in China, not on your behalf. Read more
