OCTOBER, 2019

Dear Reader,

Welcome to our newsletter on latest developments in IP, IT and data protection in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus. In recent office news, our pan- Baltic team was represented at the MyData 2019 conference in Helsinki, and our Latvia partner was invited to speak at the 20th anniversary of the UDRP at WIPO in Geneva. 

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Yours,
COBALT

Estonia >>

• Estonian Supreme Court Asks the CJEU to Interpret Legality of Data Use in Criminal Proceedings

• Estonian DPA Emphasises the Need to Update Video Surveillance Warning Signs

• Estonia Begins to Implement the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market

Latvia >>

• Latvian Data Protection Authority Imposes Highest Penalty to Date, and Announces New Priorities

• Court Prohibits Filming of Riga Bus Drivers

• New Trademark Law Has Been Drafted in Latvia

Lithuania >>

• Public Discussion Opened on New Guidelines for Data Security Measures

• Court of Justice Rules on Cookie Consent

Belarus >>

• Amendments to Belarusian Copyright Law

• Step Towards Alternative Dispute Resolution in IP