Patent Law (2007) Country/Territory Latvia Document type Legislation Date 2007 (2015) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis, 34, 27.02.2007.; Latvijas Republikas Saeimas un Ministru Kabineta Ziņotājs, 3, 08.02.2007. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Intellectual property rights/patents Biotechnology Genetically modified organism (GMO) Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Law regulates patents. Its purpose is to promote the activity of inventors and the industrial development of the State by ensuring the protection of the rights of the inventor and the owner of the patent. The subject of an invention may be a device, method, substance, composition of substances or biological material. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Directive 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions. Legislation | European Union | 1998 Keyword: Intellectual property rights/patents, Biotechnology, Breeders' rights/farmers' rights, Plant variety, Royalties/fees, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX