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Lithuania’s intellectual property (IP) market is active in the area of trademarks and copyright, with businesses and creators starting to understand the value of IP protection. This trend does not yet extend to patents, but trade secrets are a highly litigated area, and their protection is broader than ever.
Attorney at Law Gyorgy Baksay-Nagy has been appointed as the Head of the Intellectual Property practice group at OPL Gunnercooke.
Clifford Chance has advised, pro bono, a joint venture entity including Dennik N, the Independent Press Foundation, the Aegis Foundation, and the Respekt editorial team on the acquisition of the Respekt Magazine in the Czech Republic.
NKO Partners has advised Rock Flow Dynamics on its acquisition of a development center in Belgrade and entry into the Serbian market.
Integrites has advised the Hypra Fund on its USD 10 million acquisition of a minority stake in US-Ukrainian digital product manufacturer Trinetix.
RTPR has advised IPS Solutions on its acquisition of a majority stake in Romania's Avaelgo. LC Legal Proof advised Avaelgo founder and owner Mihai Tataran on the sale.
On October 30, 2023, Sayenko Kharenko announced that its Partner and Head of IP Yaroslav Ognevyuk would leave the team at the end of the month, to continue practicing law at his own firm.
