On conclusion of the second quarter of the year, the Latvian Patent Office (LPO) has selected the next eight candidates for the main award of the Trademark of the Year competition. They will join the first quarter’s nominees to compete for the main award among a total of 32 trademark owners early next year.
The nominees representing registered Latvian trademarks include the basketball team "Rīgas Zeļļi", enterprises providing accounting services, entertainment and educational services, and psychological assistance services.
The candidates with registered European Union trademarks represent such industry sectors as jewellery trade services, IT services, unmanned vehicles, as well as vehicle fueling and maintenance station services.
Nomination: Trademark of the Year – for Latvia
Category: Word Marks
EMORI M 79 681, the Art Academy of Latvia and Riga Stradins University
MANAKABATA M 79 745, Capitax PRO, LLC
Category: Figurative Marks
2023 ZEĻĻI RĪGA M 79 624, Rīgas Zeļļi Management, LLC
ART & WINE M 79 694, Art and Wine, LLC
Nomination: Trademark of the Year – for the European Union
Category: Word Marks
GIVEN EUTM 018987512, GIVEN Latvia, LLC
POLITE PIXEL EUTM 018942876, Premium Solutions, LLC
Category: Figurative Marks
MILDA Technologies EUTM 018994168, MILDA Technologies, LLC
ICD EUTM18985107, IC Design, LLC
"Choosing the nominees is not an easy task, and this time the discussions among the jury were intense. The evaluated trademarks being expressive and strong, they were difficult to compare, considering the different industry sectors and their target audiences. We are rightly pleased with the word trademarks, which stand out for their conceptual capacity and wittiness, as well as with the original design of the figurative marks," notes a jury member Karina Kropa, Senior Expert at the LPO Trademarks and Industrial Designs Department.
The award process of the Trademark of the Year competition is organized in two stages. First, once a quarter, experienced LPO experts will select four trademarks in the Trademark of the Year – for Latvia nomination and four trademarks will be chosen in the Trademark of the Year – for the Europe Union nomination. The trademarks will further be forwarded for the second evaluation stage. The winners of the main award in both nominations will be determined among 16 trademarks registered at the LPO and 16 trademarks registered at the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
At the beginning of 2025, the trademarks will be assessed by the jury which will determine the winners of the main prize in both nominations: Trademark of the Year – for Latvia and Trademark of the Year – for the Europe Union. The jury will include experienced LPO experts and invited professionals from the partner organisations.
The Trademark of the Year award was founded in 2013. It aims to recognise Latvian entrepreneurs who realize the benefits of industrial property protection for the long-term competitiveness and efficiency of their companies and to promote the development of Latvian entrepreneurship.
You can find more about the first quarter’s finalists here.