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Inese Kalnaja

Senior Associate | Rödl Latvia

Latvian and European patent attorney in the field of trademarks and design

Specializations:

Competition law

Intellectual property

Labour law

Contract law

E-mail: inese.kalnaja@roedl.com

Inese Kalnaja joined Rödl Latvia in 2018, but her professional experience started in 1998 in a small law firm specializing in industrial property law. This was soon followed by additional professional qualifications as a Latvian and European patent attorney in the field of trademarks and designs.

In 2006 Inese joined one of the largest law firms in Latvia, where she gained experience in competition law in Latvia and the European Union. The work included participation in litigation related to defamation, invasion of privacy, dissemination of false information and moral damages.

Inese also has extensive experience in employment law, gained at Accenture Latvia. In addition, Inese has significant experience in compliance matters (including the development of internal compliance policies and employee training).

Professional highlights

- Representation of a popular Latvian lyricist in copyright related litigation.

- Preparation of merger reports of importance to the Latvian economy.

- Represented companies during inspections by the Competition Council and in investigations concerning potential competition law infringements.

- Drafting various types of contracts (confidentiality and know-how protection, licensing and franchising agreements, royalty agreements, employment contracts, sale of goods and service agreements).

Practice areas

- Intellectual property rights

- Latvian and European Union competition law

- Labour law

- Contracts

- Litigation

- Advice for small and medium-sized enterprises

- Multinational companies and their groups

Industries

- Telecommunications sector

- Production

- Pharmaceutical sector

- Public media

Education

- Postgraduate studies in European Competition Law, International Copyright Law, European Union Human Rights Law, European Union Law. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium (2012)

- Postgraduate studies in European Competition Law, Riga Graduate School of Law (2007)

- Master's degree in civil law (Mg.iur.), Latvian Police Academy (2004)

- Professional Lawyer (Dipl.iur.), Latvian Police Academy (2002)

Membership of organisations

Member of the Latvian Association of Professional Patent Attorneys