LASVET Patendibüroo OÜ

LASVET Patendibüroo OÜ was established in 1992, simultaneously with the restoration of the industrial property legal protection system in Estonia. LASVET currently employs 9 qualified attorneys who offer a full range of services in industrial property matters. Our area of expertise includes but is not limited to: patents/inventions and utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, domain names, geographical indications, unfair competition, etc. During our 20 years of practice we have gathered noteworhy experience in representing clients before the Estonian Patent Office, the Estonian Industrial Property Board of Appeal and in litigation plus enforcement cases in courts. We also represent clients daily before OHIM (Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market), EPO (European Patent Office), customs offices, etc. In litigation and enforcement matters our team is entitled to and represents clients before administrative bodies as well as Estonia’s first and second court instances. In complex cases we co-operate with advocates from leading local law offices in order to achieve the best possible results for our clients. Furthermore, thanks to our foreign colleagues and partners we are able to protect the rights of our clients in basically any country of interest. At LASVET Patendibüroo we also greatly value the continuous intellectual development of our attorneys. We are constantly evolving, keeping ourselves up to date with the latest developments in IP law. We take part in international seminars and conferences as well as teach IP law at Tallinn University of Technology. LASVET and/or its attorneys are members of the following organizations: EPS, ECTA, INTA, AIPPI, FICPI, EJL. Patents and Utility Models Patents and utility models protect inventions in any field of technology. The subject of an invention may be a device, process, material, including biological material, or a combination thereof. At LASVET we carry out patent searches, assessing the novelty and inventive step of the  which enables to ensure that non-patentable inventions are not applied-for for protection and that unjustified expenses are avoided at an early stage. Searches also enable one to keep an eye on their competitors patenting activity. We plan and set into place a specific patenting strategy, a systematical roadmap towards the protection of your inventions or those of your company. This also includes putting together the necessary budget for each step along the way. We offer customised services regarding drafting, filing of patent and utility model applications before the Estonian Patent Office and the European Patent Office. We offer professional representation of our clients in patent and utility model disputes before local- and EU institutions and courts. Thanks to our network of foreign partners we are able to safeguard the rights of our clients in basically any country of interest. Trademarks A trademark is a a word, 3D mark, melody or other sign used to distinguish the goods or services of one undertaking from those of another. At LASVET we carry out trademark searches in order to assess the registrability of the trademark (including possible earlier conflicting rights). This enables to ensure that non-registrable marks are not applied-for and that unjustifiable expenses are avoided at an early stage. Searches also enable one to keep an eye on their competitors activity. We plan and set into place a specific trademark strategy, a systematical roadmap towards the protection of your distinctive signs or those of your company. This also includes putting together the necessary budget for each step along the way. We offer customised services for drafting and filing and trademark applications before the Estonian Patent Office and, in case of Community trademarks, OHIM. We offer professional representation of our clients in trademark disputes before local- and EU instutitions as well as courts. Thanks to our foreign partners we are able to safeguard the rights of our clients in basically any country of interest. Industrial design An industrial design protects the new and individual two- or three-dimensional design of a product, the set of features of a product which, either separately or in combination, form the shape, configuration, ornamentation, colours, texture and material of the product. We plan and set into place a specific design strategy, a systematical roadmap towards the protection of your designs or those of your company. This also includes putting together the necessary budget for each step along the way. We offer customised services in drafting and filing of industrial design applications before the Estonian Patent Office and other institutions (incl. OHIM and WIPO). We offer professional representation of our clients in design disputes before local as well as and EU institutions and courts. Thanks to our network of foreign partners we are able to safeguard the rights of our clients in basically any country of interest.