intellektus.com trademark registration

National legislation

English:

Law on Trademarks and Indications of Geographical Origin of the Republic of Latvia

Law of 9 March 1993 on Trademarks

French:

Loi sur les marques et les indications de provenance géographique (du 16 juin 1999)

Loi du 9 mars 1993 sur les marques

International legislation

Latvia is membership of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties as part of:
- WIPO Convention since January 21, 1993;
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883;
- Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks of April 14, 1891;
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989;
- Trademark Law Treaty adopted at Geneva on October 27, 1994;
- Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957;

As member of World Trade Organization (WTO), Latvia is part of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) since 10 February 1999.

Latvia is also member of OHIM Regulations and International Treaties.