Cabinet Regulation No. 413 of 2016 on By-law of the Industrial Property Board of Appeal Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis, 124, 30.06.2016. OP number: 2016/124.13 Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Institution Governance Procedural matters Intellectual property rights/patents Registration Dispute settlement Business/industry/corporations Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Regulation approves the by-law of the Industrial Property Board of Appeal of Latvia. The Industrial Property Board of Appeal is a collegial decision-making institution appointed by the Cabinet which examines extrajudicial disputes regarding invention patents (including supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products and plant protection products), trademarks, designs, and topographies of semiconductor products arising from registration and post-registration procedures of the objects of industrial property. The Purpose of operation of the Board of Appeal is to examine extrajudicial disputes arising from registration and post-registration procedures, and also to ensure, in post-registration procedures, implementation of earlier rights provided for in the industrial property laws and regulations. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv