The Eurasian system for protection of industrial designs was introduced on June 1, 2021 and initially covered five member states, such as the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan and the Republic of Kazakhstan. On 31 December 2021 the Republic of Belarus also joined the Protocol on the Protection of Industrial Designs to the Eurasian Patent Convention of September 9, 1994 (hereinafter the Protocol).
ECTA’s 39th Annual Conference 2021
On October 21-22, 2021 patent attorneys of Agency TRIA ROBIT Mr. Vladimir Anohin and Mr. Bronislav Baltrumovic participated in the virtual conference “39th Annual Conference 2021” organized by European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA).
2021 AIPPI World Congress Online
On October 15-19, 2021 patent attorneys of Agency TRIA ROBIT Mr. Vladimir Anohin and Mr. Bronislav Baltrumovic participated in the virtual conference “2021 AIPPI World Congress Online”, organized by Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI).
Customs training “Effective methods of protecting intellectual property rights”
On October 5th 2021 Latvian Customs Authorities organized the anti counterfeiting training session intended for the customs and police officers in charge of IP and anti counterfeiting work. In the training took part more than 100 participants.
Opposition against trademark registration HASANA KEBABS (fig.) No. M 75 580
Industrial Property Board of Appeals has examined on 7 June 2021 the opposition against the trademark registration No. M 75 580 HASANA KEBABS (fig.) in the name of Mr. Syed Qasim Abbas Bukhari upon the request filed by the trademark attorney Bronislavs Baltrumovics of Agency TRIA ROBIT in the name of Mr. Muhammad Azeem.
Seminar on amendments in the Customs Law
On 30th September 2021 the Trademark Attorney of Agency TRIA ROBIT Mr. Bronislavs Baltrumovics took part in the seminar organized by Latvian Association of Professional Patent Attorneys (LPPA) and AIPPI Latvian National group, regarding the newest amendments in the Law on Customs.
LES Scandinavia conference “LES Scandinavia 50 years’ anniversary conference 2021”
On September 21st, 2021 patent attorneys of Agency TRIA ROBIT Mr. Vladimir Anohin and Mr. Voldemars Osmans participated in the virtual conference “LES Scandinavia 50 years’ anniversary conference 2021” organized by Licensing Executives Society (LES) Scandinavia.
Agency TRIA ROBIT – 30th anniversary
On 19th July 2021, Agency TRIA ROBIT celebrated the 30th anniversary of the company.
The celebration took place at Birini Castle, where together with the current and former employees of the company, we explored the history of the castle, competed with each other in the Legends game, looking for answers to questions about the Castle of Birini, its park and its former residents.
Amendments to the Customs Law
On 10 June 2021 the Saeima has adopted and on 28 June 2021 the President of the Republic of Latvia has announced amendments to the Customs Law of the Republic of Latvia, which introduce a new procedure for the application of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 (EC) No 608/2013 on customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 (hereinafter – Regulation 608/2013) at the national level.
Webinar organised by National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine
On April 7, 2021, the patent attorney of Agency TRIA ROBIT Voldemars Osmans participated in the webinar “Patenting inventions in the European Patent Office (EPO)”, which was organized by the National Association of Patent Attorneys of Ukraine.