Latvia

Category of IPR

Name of the law

Registration needed

Where to register

Copyright

Copyright Law of 2000

no

-

Patents

Patent Law of 2007

yes

Patent Office

Utility models

not protected

-

-

Trade marks

Law on Trademarks and Indications of Geographical Origin of 1999

yes

Patent Office

(Industrial) designs

Law on Designs of 2004

yes

Patent Office

Geographical Indications

Law on Trademarks and Indications of Geographical Origin of 1999

yes

Patent Office

Know How

Excerpt of Law on Competition of 1997

no

-

Plant Breeders Rights

Plant Varieties Protection Law of 2005

yes

State Plant Protection Service

Topographies of Semiconductor Products

Law on Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products of 1998

yes

Patent Office