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Latvian intellectual property strategy

Latvian intellectual property strategy. Reinis Bērziņš, Director, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia. Effective Latvian intellectual property strategy. Main document - Intellectual property protection guidelines 2008 – 2012 Several strategic focuses :

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Latvian intellectual property strategy

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  1. Latvian intellectual property strategy Reinis Bērziņš, Director, Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia

  2. Effective Latvian intellectual property strategy Main document - Intellectual property protection guidelines 2008 – 2012 Several strategic focuses : • Promote educational and inventive activities • Foster public awareness of IP • Improve institutional cooperation • Prevent abuses of IP 2 Latvian intellectual property strategy

  3. Upcoming Latvian intellectual property strategy • Currently work on new guidelines for year 2013-2017 • Had to be accepted by Cabinet of Ministers • Written by Ministry of Justice • Working group: LPO, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Culture, patent attorneys, police and customs office, NGO’s, universities etc. • Positive features: well structured; concrete tasks and timing • Negative features: goals should be reached without additional financial resources; guidelines is not integrated with the state’s economical vision + political unstability Latvian intellectual property strategy

  4. Major challenges: Changing legal status of LPO Problem: LPO as a main state institution responsible for IP receives state annual assignments significantly less than it contributes to the state budget. Key initiatives taken: New IPL: LPO should become a self-financing state agency which finances itself from services LPO provides. New guidelines: LPO = IPO? 4 Latvian intellectual property strategy

  5. Major challenges: Changing legal status ofBOA Problem: Most of members of Board of Appeals (BOA) work also in LPO & opposition cases are settled in administrative court Key initiative taken: The new IPL: Members will work only in BOA & opposition cases are settled in civil court. 5 Latvian intellectual property strategy

  6. Major challenges: Increasing quality of e-services Problem: Growingdemand on new e-services (such as online filing) vs backward in IT infrastructure Key initiatives: • Investing financial resources (in amount of 10% of LPO’s budget) in IT development in 2012 • Further cooperation with international partners (e.g. OHIM’s Cooperation fund) • New LPO’s web page to be launched at the 2nd half of 2012 (with special section for IP) 6 Latvian intellectual property strategy

  7. Major challenges: Raising awareness of IPprotection Problem: Lack of knowledge about IP issues in society Key initiatives taken: • Transformation of Patent technical library (PTL) • Participation in specific events (e.g. “Praise good service!”) • Regular seminars in different cities in Latvia & special occasions (conference on 8.-9. May) Upcoming initiatives in new guidelines: • Mandatory IP course for several programs of higher education • Collection of case law on IP 7 Latvian intellectual property strategy

  8. Thank you for attention! Latvian intellectual property strategy

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