Intellectual Property in Transition: An EU project in Latvia

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Intellectual Property in Transition An EU
project in Latvia

• Martin Kretschmer
• Centre for IP Policy Management
  (www.cippm.org.uk)

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• Marija Naumova

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EU PHARE Project (QMIPRI)Protection of
Intellectual Property for Investment

• Following independence in 1991, Western IP system
  extended to Latvia
• bilateral agreements with US (1994)
• EU accession (2004)
• Former Soviet markets cut off (1994)
• Unemployment, bankruptcies, emigration
• GDP shrank by 35/year
• Now GDP/person 40 of EU-15 average
• Income junior university researcher
  150-200/month

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made in Latvia

• Pre-1994 badge of quality
• Industrial design (Minolta, trams)
• Military-scientific complex (space programme)
• Food stuffs, timber products
• Music (Zodiac, Raimonds Pauls)
• Post-1994 net importer of intellectual property
• Full price records officially 8 on market
  stall 2
• Lines of research conflicting with US/EPO patents
  abandoned
• Contract furniture (IKEA)

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