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Vilija Viešūnaitė

Lithuania
Managing Partner
Attorney at Law
European Patent Attorney

Vilija is an attorney at law, IP star in Lithuania, and European patent attorney. She is a highly experienced litigator and arbitrator with an impressive twenty-year international track record. She is ranked as Tier #1 for IP practice by numerous international legal directories. Her clients value her for her “hands-on approach to solving complex legal situations in a timely and efficient manner” (Chambers and partners, 2023). The practice, under her supervision, was awarded with the first Pan-Baltic Law firm Award for the Impact Intellectual Property Case of the Year (Managing Intellectual Property Awards, 2019).

Vilija has a successful track record of client representation in the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania, the EUIPO and the European Patent Office (EPO) as well as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and European Court of Justice (ECJ).

 

Her work includes strategic advice and acting as lead counsel for multinational and local companies in trademarks and patent cases, protection of inventions and know-how, designs and copyrights, and advising on various IP transactions and unfair competition cases. She is also an appointed arbitrator in the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration.

 

Below are the highlights of her recent experience:

  • Successful representation of a pharma client in a case of the illegal use of a trademark in a repackaging case;
  • Victory in the copyright infringement case brought by Latga – the association for collective management of authors‘ rights;
  • Assisting the Lithuanian company Axioma in a multinational patent dispute brought by Kamstrup in different jurisdictions;
  • Successful assistance for several Lithuanian companies in disputes brought in China against Chinese companies in bad faith trademark registration cases.

Her expertise was noted internationally:

  • Tier #1 practitioner for IP (Chambers Europe 2023)
  • Tier #1 practitioner for IP (The Legal 500, 2023)
  • Trade Mark Star (IP Stars, 2023)
  • WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals (World Trademark Review, 2023)
  • Best Lawyer of the Year: IP Law (Best Lawyers, 2017)
  • Best Lawyers recognised practitioner in Advertising Law, IP Law and Litigation (since 2009)

 

Her clients include FIFA, Deeper, Millo, Louis Vuitton, Droplet Genomics, Trafi, Tesonet, Triumph, Hugo Boss, Bic, Crocs, KrKA, Mattel, Nikon, Harley-Davidson,  Moet&Chandon, Longchamp, Baltymas, AGATA, and LATGA, to name a few.

Education

Harvard Law School Executive Education, Leadership course.

 

Master’s degree of Laws, Vilnius University.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Lithuanian Bar Association.

Member of the Board of the Lithuanian Commercial Arbitration.

President of the Lithuanian Institute of Patent Attorneys.

Member of INTA Brands and Innovations Committee.

Member of LitCom at EP.

She also holds positions in various industry-related organisations and working groups also participates in drafting and adopting IP legislation in Lithuania.

Recent experience
Recent blogs
Blog
Intellectual Property Law

How Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Could Revolutionize the Protection of Supply Chains for Authentic Goods

December 3, 2024
Blog

Level Up Your Legal Game: TRINITI JUREX at Game On 2024

October 15, 2024
Blog

Protection of Intellectual Property in the Security and Defence Sector

September 23, 2024
Blog
Corporate Law

Legal Guide To The Game Industry

August 21, 2024
Blog

Navigating the intersection of ESG and intellectual property: the rise of green patents

August 5, 2024
Blog

Why is it important to include intellectual property in a company’s assets?

June 18, 2024
Blog

Intellectual Property Mid-Year Report

April 16, 2024
Blog

Innovative Victory: Protecting Modular Design in the European Market

February 19, 2024
Blog

European Patent Office Fee Increases from April 2024

February 19, 2024
Blog

SME Fund grant scheme for 2024

February 19, 2024
Blog

Checklist Before Buying a Facebook Account

January 17, 2024
Blog

The EU sets cyber-security standards

September 5, 2023
Blog

The Baltic States has one of the highest trade secret litigation level – how safe is your trade secrets?

September 5, 2023
Blog

Ukrainian Startup Pocket IP, Winner of Baltic Legal Tech Sandbox, to Participate in Startup Fair Pitch Battle

September 5, 2023
Blog

European Unitary Patent

November 17, 2022
Blog

How intellectual property can help to achieve your ESG goals?

April 28, 2022
Blog

Can An Artificial Intelligence (AI) Be An Inventor?

August 12, 2021
Blog

Can you copyright Christmas?

December 22, 2020
Blog

Why isn’t every trademark legally protected?

November 30, 2020
Blog

How to protect a trademark in different countries?

July 30, 2020
Blog

How to ensure the protection of your Intellectual Property in the face of the COVID-19 crisis?

April 3, 2020
Blog

How will trademarks be protected in the Great Britain after BREXIT?

January 29, 2020
Blog

Five aspects of intellectual property rights start-ups should be aware of

September 30, 2019
Blog

How to protect a trademark in China?

December 6, 2018
Blog

A trademark in a national language: is it luxury or necessity?

September 28, 2017
Recent news
News

How to deal with the university in the protection of your IP rights?

May 3, 2024
News

Lower EPO fees for small entities

April 26, 2024
News

New – “Triniti Jurex” Recognized in 2024 WTR1000 Survey!

February 15, 2024
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Triniti Jurex Joins The American Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania

March 9, 2023
News

Doing business in Taiwan | CEE Investment Fund

September 12, 2022
News

Triniti Jurex is the first law firm in the Baltics to present its sustainability strategy

July 5, 2022
News

Vilija Viešūnaitė will represent Lithuania at the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office

November 24, 2020
News

We invite to nominate for the Global Lithuanian Awards 2020

November 17, 2020
News

Vilija Viešūnaitė comments on the deregistration of the trademark due to non-use in the context of the L’Occitane dispute

October 26, 2020
News

Merged TRINITI JUREX to provide a free assessment to COVID-19 affected companies in business disputes

October 20, 2020
News

JUREX and TRINITI have merged, joining the ranks of market leaders and introducing a new approach to legal services

August 16, 2020
News

IP Star for TRINITI Managing Partner Vilija Viešūnaitė

May 13, 2020
News

European Patent Institute recognition

March 6, 2020
News

WTR 1000 recognition

February 19, 2020
News

Vilija Viešūnaitė was elected to ECTA Copyright and WIPO Link commitees

July 22, 2019
News

TRINITI partner Vilija Viešūnaitė elected as the president of the Institute of Lithuanian Patent Attorneys

May 8, 2019
News

Vilija Viešūnaitė is ranked as one of the best lawyers for intellectual property in Lithuania

April 17, 2019
News

TRINITI is listed among the best world IP specialists

December 1, 2017
The future in my specialty is

Intellectual property is the driving force of the future. AI, biotech, fintech, and startups are the future. The knowledge of today is not enough for tomorrow. I am ready to explore the business of tomorrow so that the future of my clients is secure.

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