June 2012

Anri Leimanis

„Net neutrality” in the European Union


The Netherlands is the first country in the E.U. to pass a telecommunications law on the so-called „net neutrality”. It makes it illegal for Inernet Service Providers (ISPs) to filter the internet. According to this piece of legislation …
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Karmen Turk

Colour War in the World of Trademarks


More and more non-traditional marks are registered as trademarks. Such non-traditional trademarks include sound (1), scent (2) and colour. The criteria for protecting these trademarks differ by countries. In case of colour marks, some countries (3) allow protection …
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Mikelis Ozolins

Latvia reduces tax rates


On 6 June, 2012, the Latvian official gazette published amendments to the Value Added Tax Act and Personal Income Tax Act.


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