Firms To Watch: Intellectual property

Under the leadership of Asta Macijauskienė, ILAW LEXTAL‘s IP team covers a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, especially those relating to IT, software and data protection issues.
Noewe continues to expand into the Lithuania IP space. In addition to it's film expertise, the team is also active on trade mark registrations, the IP aspects of transactions, and software and IT licensing work. Giedrė Dailidėnaitė and Ernesta Žiogienė lead the team.

Intellectual property in Lithuania

AAA Law

With extensive experience operating in the Lithuanian IP space, boutique firm AAA Law fields a well-respected practice led by trio Giedrė Domkutė, Aušra Pakėnienė, and Jurga Petniūnaitė. As a one-stop shop, the team advises a client roster encompassing universities, AI startups, and established multinational brands on the full scope of trade mark, patent, and portfolio management matters, in addition to anti-counterfeiting investigations and copyright work. Associate partner and head of the TMT group Justina Nikė further strengthens the IP bench with knowledge on niche areas like the metaverse and NFTs, together with advertising, franchising, and licensing expertise. Recently, the team has seen further growth with the addition of European Patent Attorney Elena Armalytė, who is also noted for her experience in the biotechnology sector.

Practice head(s):

Giedrė Domkutė; Aušra Pakėnienė; Jurga Petniūnaitė


Other key lawyers:

Justina Nikė; Elena Armalytė


Testimonials

‘Empathy, professionalism and a real, genuine partnership.’

Key clients

Perfectionai UAB


Rūta UAB


Vilniaus dailės akademija


Kaunas University of Technology


Vilnius University


Armani


Pigu LT


Žemaitijos pienas


MV GROUP Asset Management


Terekas


Work highlights


  • Representing two famous car manufacturers in a large-scale pre-trial investigation in Lithuania regarding the distribution of counterfeit airbags.
  • Represented one of the leading food retail companies in a court dispute related to a possible copyright infringement.
  • Providing one-stop-shop services for the “Perfection42” (Perfectionai UAB) start-up, which specialises in the creation and training of AI models.

Cobalt

Cobalt‘s IP team particularly stands out for its focus on the healthcare, pharmaceuticals and life science sectors, where it regularly represents multinational industry giants in patent protection, infringement, and enforcement cases. Alongside these areas, the IP practice also provides advice in the fields of data protection and IT. The practice is led by Žilvinas Kvietkus, who has extensive experience advising on copyright, trade mark and patent issues in the Lithuanian and EU pharmaceuticals sectors. Managing associate Julija Beldeninovienė is another core member of the team with knowledge of the pharmaceuticals, infotech, and IP spaces.

Practice head(s):

Žilvinas Kvietkus


Other key lawyers:

Julija Beldeninovienė


Testimonials

‘Outstanding lawyers with great expertise and commitment to the matter. Highly recommendable!’

‘Excellent trial attorneys, also for complex pharmaceutical patent litigation.’

‘Žilvinas Kvietkus and Julija Beldeninovienė stand out, extremely responsive and excellent trial briefs.’

Key clients

Berlin-Chemie AG


Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH


Novartis Group


Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC


Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd


Swiss Pharma International AG


ÇOLAKOĞLU METALURJİ A.Ş.


Work highlights


  • Representing Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH in a complex patent invalidation case (initially there were four separate patent invalidation cases initiated by Krka, EGIS, Zentiva and Polpharma which were merged into one case).
  • Representing Berlin-Chemie AG in a civil case against a parallel importer UAB Lex Ano regarding the parallel import of the medicinal products “Letrox” from Hungary to Lithuania, which were reboxed and renamed “L-Thyroxin Berlin-Chemie”.
  • Advising Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC on complex issues related to potential patent/SPC infringement litigation.

Ellex

Acting for a diverse set of leading multinational companies from the technology, food and beverage sectors, Ellex advises on the contentious and non-contentious aspects of IP including portfolio and trade mark management issues, initial registrations, and regulatory matters. Practice head Ąžuolas Čekanavičius specialises in copyright law and handles work in the broader commercial, IP, and media law spaces; as head of the firm's Lithuania digital business practice, he is also noted for his IT expertise. Marijus Dingilevskis is another key member of the group, focusing on the protection of patents and trade marks, as well as IT transfers and licensing matters. Vilius Norvaisas is also noteworthy for a range of commercial and IP matters.

Practice head(s):

Ąžuolas Čekanavičius


Other key lawyers:

Marijus Dingilevskis; Vilius Norvaisas


Testimonials

‘Their speed is very good. The team we worked with from Ellex has deep knowledge and excellent service.’

Key clients

Aboutwear, UAB


Cult Beauty, Ltd


Delfi, UAB


Diginet LTU, UAB (a part of the Baltic Classifieds group)


Kavita, UAB


Laboratoires Bouchara Recordati


LNK Television Group (Laisvas ir nepriklausimas kanalas, UAB)


Mo muziejus, VsI


Olympic Entertainment Group AS


Pasaulio optika, UAB


QS Lasers, UAB


Sportland LT, UAB


Starbucks Corporation


Thermo Fisher Scientific Baltics, UAB


Uzstato sistemos administratorius, VsI


Viesuju pirkimu tarnyba (Lithuanian Public Procurement Office)


Work highlights


  • Advising and representing Diginet LTU, UAB in a legal dispute over infringement of database producer (sui generis) rights, data scraping and unfair competition.
  • Represented Starbucks Corporation in a trade mark infringement and unfair competition dispute.
  • Advised AS Ekspress Grupp on the acquisition of the news website Lrytas.

Sorainen

The IP team at Sorainen is regularly approached for representation in high-stakes disputes regarding trade marks, domain names, and patents, and advises on compliance with local and EU IP law. Assisting a range of large and small companies and startups, the ‘professional and responsible’ team is also noted for its broad sector experience covering the IT, pharmaceuticals, media and telecoms industries. IP and TMT litigator Stasys Drazdauskas and Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė, who also leads the competition and regulatory groups, lead the team. Senior associate Sidas Sokolovas is highlighted for his focus on IP and IT regulatory and transactions work, including in highly regulated sectors.

Practice head(s):

Monika Mališauskaitė-Vaupšienė; Stasys Drazdauskas


Other key lawyers:

Sidas Sokolovas; Irma Kirklytė


Testimonials

‘The Sorainen team is highly professional, the one that could be trusted with their expertise. They are very quick to react to our requests and they handle them with delving deeply into the problem that we have. It’s great that we can consult with them on different topics. Their team covers expertise of different fields.’

‘The Intellectual property team is very professional and responsible.’

‘We worked with Stasys Drazdauskas and counsel Irma Kirklytė – the lawyers are very professional and offer possible solutions to the question.’

‘Sorainen has years of experience and unique competence to handle multi-faceted and sophisticated cases in Lithuania. Their legal team is well balanced and allows them to provide a diverse range of services. They have the necessary mindset to provide services to digital players.’

‘Sidas Sokolovas and Stasys Drazdauskas: high responsiveness, knowledge and an open-minded approach to all legal challenges.’

‘Sorainen’s IP team provided us with an in-depth review of the regulatory environment and helped to assess our compliance with the current IP regulation and possible strategies for operation. The deliverables were very applicable and were followed by comprehensive verbal consultation.’

Key clients

Google


CGTrader


Investara (trade name Local Ocean)


Honeywell International


The Kalnapilis-Tauro Group (member of Royal Unibrew)


Spanvall ApS


RIGHTEX ELECTRONIC LIMITED


Maxfive


Grupo Bimbo


Roland DG Corporation


Pro Bro Group


AUTO100 AS


Work highlights


  • Advising Google on the implementation of various important EU pieces of legislation related to IP, including the Copyright Directive, the Retransmission Directive and the Digital Services Act in Lithuania.
  • Advised Japan-based Roland DG Corporation on intellectual property issues related to its investment into Veika, a Lithuanian company that specialises in the development of innovative printing technologies.
  • Successfully represented the Kalnapilis-Tauras group in a dispute over its trade mark and visual designs to promote non-alcoholic products against Lithuania’s Drug, Tobacco, and Alcohol Control department in the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania.

Triniti Jurex Law Firm

Triniti Jurex Law Firm often represents clients in large trade mark disputes in both Lithuanian and EU courts, alongside handling a wide range of other IP matters ranging from anti-counterfeiting claims to patent disputes. Clients encompass leading multinationals as well as a number of startups, with particular expertise in the pharmaceuticals industry and other high-tech sectors like the IT and gaming industries. The team is led by arbitration and IP expert Vilija Viešūnaitė who is also a European patent attorney. Aurelija Rutkauskaitė heads up the regulatory side and has further disputes experience with knowledge of IT, data protection, and AI regulation. At the associate level, the firm recently hired Mantas Rimkevičius, who is noted for his experience in infotech, telecoms, and media mandates.

Practice head(s):

Vilija Viešūnaitė


Other key lawyers:

Aurelija Rutkauskaitė; Akvilė Bužinskaitė; Mantas Rimkevičius


Testimonials

‘The company is all great, no complaints.’

‘TRINITI JUREX’s IP practice stands out in several ways. First of all, it is deep IP and industry expertise – even the most senior lawyers are hands-on on our assignments and every complex question is handled from different perspectives and the industry tailored solution comes every time we approach them. We also like global reach of the law firm – they can assist us in any country of the world with the help of their vast network.’

Key clients

Begra, UAB


CV Group, UAB


Nobel Biocare Services, AG


Nj world, UAB


Krka d. d. Novo mesto


REACT


Alma littera, UAB


Merck KGaA


AGATA


Oxipit


Work highlights


  • Advising Oxipit on a range of intellectual property issues related to AI technologies, including offering guidance on protecting the client’s IP rights, licensing its products, and commercialising AI technologies.
  • Provided advice to the Lithuanian State Library for the Blind on a project focused on creating inclusive cultural content for users with individual needs.
  • Represented long-standing client UAB “Alma littera” in a dispute regarding the registration of the trade mark MONSTROPEDIJA against the US company Monster Energy Company, that owns such trade marks as Monster and Monster Energy.

METIDA Law Firm Zaboliene and Partners

Boutique firm METIDA Law Firm Zaboliene and Partners specialises in trade mark and design work, offering comprehensive services ranging from initial registrations covering Lithuania, the EU and beyond, through to protection issues and disputes. Practice head Erikas Saukalas has notable experience assisting domestic and foreign companies with patent, trade mark, and copyright matters, while founder and managing partner Reda Zaboliene is highly experienced in IP disputes. Inga Lukauskiene, in addition to her expertise in IP work, also covers unfair competition mandates. Martynas Šukevičius and Laurynas Jurgaitis are also noteworthy individuals.

Practice head(s):

Erikas Saukalas


Other key lawyers:

Reda Zaboliene; Inga Lukauskiene; Martynas Šukevičius; Laurynas Jurgaitis


Testimonials

‘Whole team works like a perfect mechanism helping to register and protect issued patents and trade marks. In this company, clients can find different kinds of professional specialists providing intellectual property services.’

Key clients

UAB “Greenlab Solutions”


MB “Lakštena”


ITV Studios Netherlands Content B.V.


MAXIMA LT, UAB


Kabushiki Kaisha BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment


Laimonas Marcinkevičius


Ergonomic Solutions International Limited


Eversheds Saladžius (a member of Eversheds Sutherland)

Eversheds Saladžius (a member of Eversheds Sutherland) assists clients with local and EU-wide trade mark registrations, IP disputes, and issues relating to the protection of rights including anti-counterfeiting issues and enforcement work. Acting on behalf of domestic and multinational companies ranging from biotechnics to manufacturing and retail companies, the practice is led by IT and data protection expert Rimtis Puišys and IP specialist Tomas Jakubauskas, the latter of which is also a member of the Institute of the Lithuanian Patent Attorneys.

Practice head(s):

Tomas Jakubauskas; Rimtis Puišys


Work highlights


  • Provided legal advice to IPXO UK on registration of the EU trade mark, legal audit of the client’s IP and legal advice regarding IP registrations.
  • Represented Biochemlit in IP dispute resolution, negotiations and court litigation.
  • Advised Kavos Bankas on the registration of multiple national and European Union trade marks.

GLIMSTEDT Bernotas & Partners

The ‘professional and experienced team’ at GLIMSTEDT Bernotas & Partners assists clients with IP protection and distribution issues, copyright mandates and licensings, as well as providing advice on distribution and advertising mandates. With experience in both contentious and non-contentious matters, IP and IT expert Giedrė Rimkūnaitė-Manke heads up the department, with broad experience across the e-commerce and media sectors. Counting the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee among its clients, the team has broad sector experience spanning the sport, TV and film industries.

Practice head(s):

Giedrė Rimkūnaitė-Manke


Testimonials

‘Glimstedt Bernotas & Partners has a very professional team with strong expertise in many areas related to Intellectual Property, constantly researching new aspects of this subject.’

‘Our main contact person and service provider was Giedrė Rimkūnaitė-Manke, who stood out with her exceptional in-depth analysis of our organisation’s activities, context, complexity, needs and obstacles. Giedrė demonstrated high competencies and deep knowledge of intellectual property practice and its appliance to the non-profit sector. She was committed, focused, result-oriented, and very flexible.’

‘Professional and experienced team.’

Key clients

Lithuanian National Olympic Committee and Lithuanian Olympic Fund


Elinta Charge, UAB


Degmeda, UAB


Luxe Pools, UAB


Veika, UAB


Open Play


Fotomagas, UAB


Dansu, UAB


ELITAZ Group, UAB


Neste Lietuva, UAB


Linstow group


the Book, UAB


5 Vines, UAB


Millo Appliances, UAB


VELUX Group


Notino


Work highlights


  • Advising the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee and Lithuanian Olympic Fund on the protection of the Olympic Properties in Lithuania.
  • Assisting Veika, UAB with the preparation for and signing of the agreement with Roland DG (Japan) to establish a new joint venture company.
  • Providing comprehensive legal support to ELITAZ Group, UAB, a TV production company, in relation to the licensing and production of several TV shows, a reality show as well as events.

NOOR

NOOR has a strong reputation for handling cross-border IP matters in creative sectors such as the media, film and music industries, alongside knowledge of software rights and licensing issues. Practice head and technology IP specialist Andrius Iškauskas has wide ranging expertise covering contentious and non-contentious mandates. In 2023, the addition of Liudas Šiukšteris and Raminta Bučiūtė further bolstered the team, adding expertise in transactions and brand protection work respectively. Associate Arminas Magyla is another integral team member, particularly handling trade mark litigation and privacy rights issues.

Practice head(s):

Andrius Iškauskas


Other key lawyers:

Raminta Bučiūtė; Liudas Šiukšteris; Arminas Magyla


Work highlights


  • Successfully defended Vandens Ratas, UAB’s trade mark and domain in a high-stakes court battle.
  • Provided assistance to Lazy Bear Games Europe on effective video game licensing strategies.
  • Represented Durpeta in a court dispute against Danish company Spanval over a patent relating to peat manufacturing.