Among the core sector strengths for the ‘exceptionally experienced’ IP, IT and regulatory team at Cobalt are pharmacy and life sciences sectors, the former of which forms the basis of the group’s patent litigation assignments. Indrikis Liepa, who counts start-ups as key clients, and Līga Fjodorova jointly lead the team, adding to the wider practice’s cross-border expertise in the context of mergers, such as the integration of intellectual property assets. Other channels of work include assistance with trade mark portfolios and registered designs feature highly among the group’s varied workload, as well as copyright infringement. The team hosts three licensed trade mark and design attorneys, one of which is Agnese Gerharde, who is a go-to practitioner for trade mark prosecution.
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- 'This practice is unique. They have excellent efficiency and are able to do tasks efficiently, with favourable costs for the client, while maintaining exceptional quality. We were very happy to work with them.’
- ‘They are great professionals capable of doing excellent quality work for great value due to their exceptional experience. We worked directly with Līga Fjodorova and Agnese Gerharde, and we were happy with both.'
Key clients
- Abbvie
- ANDREAS STIHL
- Bayer
- Joom
- GEO PRO SIA
- Copyright and Communication Consulting Agency/ Latvian Authors Association
- Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Public Broadcaster of Latvia (LSM) and TVNET Grupa SIA, DELFI AS, and Rīgas Viļņi SIA
- Printify
- Practica Venture Capital
- PVcase
- Volvo Truck Latvia
Work highlights
Advised Printify on its merger with Printful.
Represented GEO PRO in a copyright infringement case against a municipal capital company, securing material compensation.
Defended multiple leading media outlets from Latvia in a claim alleging unlawful disclosure of personal data and moral harm related to reporting on a constitutional court case.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Indriķis Liepa; Līga Fjodorova
Other key lawyers
Agnese Gerharde