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Frequently Asked Questions: Document Submission to the Latvian Company...

VILGERTS provides daily legal assistance across a spectrum of corporate matters including, but not limited to, management board changes, company establishment and the liquidation of companies. In this document, we have compiled the most frequently asked questions on procedure, necessary...

VILGERTS advised dairy manufacturer, SIA Baltic Dairy Board, on its ac...

by Charles Clarke, Expert Counsel, Latvia

On 1 April, AB Vilkyškių Pieninė, a part of Vilvi Group, acquired 70% of the qualifying holding of SIA Baltic Dairy Board (the “Baltic Dairy Board”). Baltic Dairy Board is a Latvian company, specializing in the production and sale of...

Balcia successfully safeguards its brand identity

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EUIPO rules there is no likelihood of confusion between the trademarks “Balta” and “Balcia” Earlier this year, a decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (hereinafter “EUIPO”) came into force, holding there is no likelihood of any confusion between...

Food Union protects its valued trademark – A specific tone of or...

by Brigita Tērauda, Partner, Latvia

On March 10, 2021 the Riga Regional Court (hereinafter, the “Court”), handed down its judgment in one of most interesting trademark disputes in Latvia in recent years. The dispute concerned the colour trademark (a specific tone of orange) owned by...

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Successful representation of BAO in disputes for collection of insurance indemnity against Compensa Vienna Insurance Group and BTA Baltic Insurance Company.

Advising BAO AS, a leading Latvian waste management company, with its filing of an appeal to the Procurement Monitoring Bureau regarding the results of a high-profile tender.

Advising East Capital Real Estate Fund IV on the various legal aspects of its EUR 83,000,000 (approximate) acquisition of 100% of the shares in Deglava Real Estate SIA (a subsidiary of ICA Gruppen (Sweden)), which owns a modern 94,000 square meters logistical and office center in Riga.  The transaction is one of the largest and most significant real estate transactions to occur in Latvia during 2023.

Representing VW dealers in several follow-on antitrust damages litigations.