WALLESS‘ merger with FORT in 2024 has increased the size of its IP team, adding the expertise of Katrin Alliksaar, who has broad experience across the IP and IT spheres. The group handles a range of matters within the IP arena, including trademark infringement cases and anti-counterfeiting measures for large corporations and government institutions alike. Toomas Taube excels in trademark litigation and leads the team alongside Merit Lind, who has advised major entities on large-scale IT solutions development projects.
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‘Merit Lind and her team are always helpful and solution oriented. It is always a pleasure to work with them.’
‘Merit Lind and her team always go into detail with every task.’
‘A very competent team with a wide skill set. I have always got quick responses.’
‘Again, a very competent team. The team is focused on solving the problem efficiently.’
‘WALLESS' team delves deeply into the topic at partner level and makes me as a client feel supported and heard.’
‘I worked mainly with Merit Lind and Katrin Alliksaar - they are an exceptional duo. They always go into the details of the business before they provide their input; I haven’t experienced that with other firms. They learn fast and onboard themselves into deep tech topics where needed. That makes our collaboration very quickly productive in communication and allows us to go into the details of cases very smoothly. I have never felt that they are afraid of challenging cases in IT and other fields.'
Key clients
- City of Tartu
- Turnit OÜ
- AS Liviko
- ELEKS group
- Nordic Label Oy Ab and Tilgmann Oy Ab
- Elisa Oyj
- IT and Development Centre, Ministry of the Interior
- Enterprise Estonia
- Estonian Police and Border Guard Board
- Eesti Loto AS
Work highlights
- Advising the Estonian Government (via the Police and Border Guard Board) on the complex preparations for the development, production and servicing of the new-era government-issued electronic identity documents as well as for the set-up of the new trust services under the eIDAS Regulation.
- Advising e-Governance Academy (eGA) on its various IP/IT related initiatives.
- Advising Eesti Loto on the preparation for and execution of a contract for the development of a new mobile application for lottery games, including drafting the relevant contract for development works.
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Practice head
Toomas Taube; Merit Lind
Other key lawyers
Katrin Alliksaar