Having selected the eight trademarks registered with the Latvian Patent Office (LPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in the fourth quarter of last year, the LPO’s expert commission concluded its work on evaluating trademarks registered in 2024 to identify a total of 32 nominees for the “Trademark of the Year award”, from which an award jury will choose the winners of the “Trademark of the Year – for Latvia” and “Trademark of the Year – for the European Union” awards.
The award jury will comprise experienced experts from the LPO and professionals from cooperating organizations. An award ceremony is planned for early April this year, where the winners will be presented with an award designed by artist Arvīds Endziņš and an LPO diploma.
Nominees of the fourth quarter of 2024
Nomination: Trademark of the Year - for Latvia
Category: Word Marks
Category: Figurative Marks
- ARTICUL (M 80 055), Rīgas krēslu fabrika, LLC
- cēsis LATVIJAS KULTŪRAS GALVASPILSĒTA 2*25 (M 80 190), Cēsis Municipality
Nomination : Trademark of the Year – for the European Union
Category: Word Marks
Category: Figurative Marks
Nominees of the previous quarters of 2024 click here.
LPO director Agris Batalauskis: “The LPO's expert commission has had a challenging year, evaluating trademarks registered every month and determining quarterly nominees. In Latvia, trademark applicants really stand out for their creativity, so decisions have been made in intense discussions, and have not always been easy. I believe that the jury will select the very best from these 32 best trademarks.”
The award process is organized in two stages. First, once a quarter, experienced LPO experts select four trademarks in the “Trademark of the Year - for Latvia” nomination and four trademarks - in the “Trademark of the Year - for the European Union” nomination which are further 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 EUIPO.
The award was founded in 2013 to honour Latvian entrepreneurs that are aware of the benefits of industrial property protection for increasing the long-term competitiveness and productivity of their companies, and to promote the development of Latvian businesses.