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2012.01.12 GLIMSTEDT advised the bringing of auto24.ee internet auction services in the market In addition to the customary ads, AS Sanoma Baltics is providing the opportunity to sell vehicles via internet auctions as of 3rd January 2012. GLIMSTEDT IP/IT practice group lawyers advised the process of bringing the new service in the market, including compiling the terms of use. 2011.12.27 GLIMSTEDT participated in the international regulatory survey „Regulating Gambling in Europe“ Managing partner Priit Lätt and associate Merit Lind participated in the international regulatory survey „National Approaches to Gambling Regulation and Prevalence Rates of Pathological Gambling 1997 – 2010“. 2011.12.19 GLIMSTEDT advised acquisition of Georgia-Pacific’s European tissue operations Law firm GLIMSTEDT advised SCA ( www.sca.com) on its binding offer to acquire Georgia-Pacific’s European tissue operations. 2011.12.09 GLIMSTEDT advised GuardTime in contracting with the state to implement digital timestamps in e-State information systems GLIMSTEDT advised GuardTime ,creator of the Keyless Signature technology, to sign a memorandum of co-operation with the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, according to which Estonia will start looking for opportunities to implement digital timestamps in e-state information systems. 2011.09.09 GLIMSTEDT Advises Enterprise Estonia on the Audit Report by the European Court of Auditors Last November the European Court of Auditors conducted a series of audits, within which eight projects run by Enterprise Estonia (EAS) and funded by the European Regional Development Fund were audited. The audit report on the projects highlighted three where there may be issues with the eligibility for financing of some of the expenses and with the efficiency of EAS’s working methods and procedures. 2011.07.06 GLIMSTEDT successfully represented the client in domain name dispute Harju County Court denied the action filed by AS Tallinna Lennujaam (Tallinn Airport), claiming for the transfer of the domain name lennujaam.ee from AS M&A, the sole shareholder of Baltic Tours AS, one of the oldest travel agencies in Estonia. 2011.06.12 GLIMSTEDT successfully represented AS Sanoma Baltics in a dispute concerning the protection of database maker rights and copyrights The court held that AS Eesti Ajalehed and AS Delfi have been illegally copying data from www.auto24.ee database. 2011.06.06 GLIMSTEDT advised an investment to a cell therapy lab GLIMSTEDT consulted Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol Foundation in making an investment to OÜ Biolaborid, including the conclusion of the shareholders agreement. 2011.05.31 GLIMSTEDT assisted AS Talveaed in receiving the activity license of paying authority GLIMSTEDT banking law specialists assisted AS Talveaed in the application procedure of paying authority license. 2011.03.09 GLIMSTEDT advised acquisition of interest in Metro Plaza Law firm GLIMSTEDT Tallinn office advised Lords LB Baltic Fund 1 2011.02.17 GLIMSTEDT advised establishment and investment into Pipedrive GLIMSTEDT advised OÜ Vain & Partners, the training and consultancy company, in the establishment and engagement of investment for its spin-off company – Pipedrive (www.pipedrive.com). 2011.02.08 GLIMSTEDT advised BaltCap in exit from eKool Law firm GLIMSTEDT Tallinn office advised BaltCap in exit from eKool. eKool (Estonian for eSchool) connects teachers, students and parents via an online student information system. Additional information: http://www.baltcap.com/content/news/93.pdf 2011.01.20 GLIMSTEDT advised and successfully represented the joint tenderers’ consortium of AS MERKO EHITUS in the large-scale Ülemiste reconstruction public procurement. The Law Firm GLIMSTEDT attorneys Merit Lind and Priit Lätt advised and successfully represented the joint tenderers’ consortium of AS MERKO EHITUS in the process of concluding a 50 million EUR public procurement contract between the joint tenderers (AS MERKO EHITUS, AS Merko Infra, Tallinna Teede AS and AS Ehitusfirma Rand & Tuulberg) and the Municipal Engineering Services Department of Tallinn with regard to the reconstruction of the Ülemiste traffic junction in Tallinn. 2011.01.13 GLIMSTEDT advised WebMedia in the acquisition of information management business from MicroLink Law Firm GLIMSTEDT Tallinn office advised WebMedia, the largest software development company in Estonia, in the process of acquiring the information management department of MicroLink. 2010.11.29 GLIMSTEDT advised acquisition of interest in Metro Plaza Law firm GLIMSTEDT Tallinn office advised Lords LB Baltic Fund 1 (registered in Lithuania and regulated by the Lithuanian Securities Commission and managed by UAB Lords LB Asset Management) in the acquisition of interest in Metro Plaza. 2010.11.24 GLIMSTEDT advised the process of porting Creative Commons Licenses for Estonia In spring 2009, Estonian Information Technology Society (Eesti Infotehnoloogia Sihtasutus - EITSA) decided to port the Creative Commons (CC) 3.0 licenses for Estonian jurisdiction and turned to several law offices, of which Law Firm GLIMSTEDT was chosen as the most experienced in the field of intellectual property and IT. As a result, an extensive cooperation began between CC headquarters, EITSA and the intellectual property experts of law firm GLIMSTEDT (in the team: Hele Karja, Heiki Pisuke, Priit Lätt, Merit Lind, Triin Tuulik). 2010.10.05 GLIMSTEDT successfully represented a client in a dispute in the High Court regarding legal protection of trade marks Law Firm GLIMSTEDT in cooperation with patent agent Almar Sehver successfully represented AS Uvic in High Court in a dispute concerning trademarks. The central question of the dispute was whether there exist circumstances, which preclude legal protection of AS Uvic’s trademark “Mamma-Mia pelmeenid UVIC Edu maitse!” (“Mamma-Mia meat dumplings UVIC Taste of Success!”), given that there is an earlier trademark called “MAMMA MIA” registered under the name of HIPHOP OÜ. 2010.09.22 GLIMSTEDT successfully represented Estonian Post Ltd in a procurement dispute The Law Firm GLIMSTEDT attorney Merit Lind successfully represented the joint tenderers Estonian Post Ltd, Estonian Electronic Mail Ltd and Estonian E-invoicing Center Ltd in a procurement dispute in the Estonian Public Procurement Appeal Committee established by the Estonian Ministry of Finance (hereinafter the appeal committee). 2010.09.11 GLIMSTEDT advised investment into Inner Circle Inner Circle is building up a new web based platform for keeping contacts with the members of selected groups. 2010.07.07 Advising the Estonian Leasing Association on Tallinn sales tax The Tax Practice Group of Glimstedt Straus & Partners headed by Priit Lätt advised the Estonian Leasing Association on issues related to the sales tax established by Regulation No 45 of Tallinn City Council of 17th December 2009, entitled “Sales Tax in Tallinn”, and in assessing the legality of the Regulation. 2010.07.07 Successfully representing the Estonian Aviation Academy in a public procurement dispute Managing Partner Priit Lätt and attorneys Merit Lind and Triin Raudsepp of the public procurement and PPP practice group of Glimstedt Straus & Partners successfully represented the Estonian Aviation Academy in a procurement dispute in the Public Procurement Office appeals committee and administrative court. 2010.02.26 Glimstedt successfully represents client’s interests in customs dispute in administrative court Partner Priit Lätt, Head of the Tax Practice Group of Glimstedt Straus & Partners, has successfully represented a client in a customs dispute based on principles for which there was no settled case-law. 2009.11.22 Glimstedt advises Certification Centre on selling ID-ticket business Glimstedt advises Certification Centre on selling ID-ticket business. 2009.11.19 Glimstedt successfully represents client’s interests in commercial law dispute in Supreme Court Attorney at Law Indrek Leppik, Head of the Litigation Practice Group of Glimstedt Straus & Partners, successfully represented a client in a commercial law dispute based on principles for which there was no settled case-law. 2009.10.30 2008 - 2009 Experience Click here to see the list of selected publicly known business transactions and disputes in which Glimstedt Straus & Partners lawyers were involved on 2008 and 2009. 2007.12.31 2007 Experience Click here to see the list of selected publicly known business transactions and disputes in which Glimstedt Straus & Partners lawyers were involved on 2007. 2006.12.31 2006 Experience Click here to see the list of selected publicly known business transactions and disputes in which Glimstedt Straus & Partners lawyers were involved on 2006. 2005.12.31 2005 Experience Click here to see the list of selected publicly known business transactions and disputes in which Glimstedt Straus & Partners lawyers were involved on 2005.