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Azuolas Cekanavicius

Dr. Ąžuolas Čekanavičius is a partner, patent attorney and head of the Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Data. He has more than 20 years of experience in advising and representing clients in complex copyright, trademark, advertising and media disputes. In recent years, he has focused on computer software protection, cloud services, cybersecurity and other IT legal issues, and is the head of the firm’s unique Ellex Digital project. He is also a lecturer in civil and intellectual property law at Mykolas Romeris University and an author and co-author of scientific articles. He has actively participated in the drafting of laws in Lithuania: the Law on Public Information, the Law on Copyright and Related Rights. · Ellex Valiunas

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Dr. Ąžuolas Čekanavičius is a partner and patent attorney at Ellex Valiunas who heads the firm’s Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Data practice. He has over 20 years’ experience advising on copyright, trademark, advertising and media disputes and focuses on computer software protection, cloud services, cybersecurity and other IT legal issues; he also lectures in civil and intellectual property law and has participated in drafting Lithuanian information and copyright legislation.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsInformation TechnologyDataCybersecurityAdvertising & MediaCopyrightTrademark

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Lithuania

Ellex Valiunas · Dr. Ąžuolas Čekanavičius is a partner, patent attorney and head of the Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Data. He has more than 20 years of experience in advising and representing clients in complex copyright, trademark, advertising and media disputes. In recent years, he has focused on computer software protection, cloud services, cybersecurity and other IT legal issues, and is the head of the firm’s unique Ellex Digital project. He is also a lecturer in civil and intellectual property law at Mykolas Romeris University and an author and co-author of scientific articles. He has actively participated in the drafting of laws in Lithuania: the Law on Public Information, the Law on Copyright and Related Rights.

Lithuania

Expertise

Computer software protectionCloud servicesCybersecurityAdvertising and media disputesPatent mattersIT legal issuesLegislative drafting (public information, copyright)

Education

  • 2020 — WIPO Worldwide Academy: Advanced Course on Software Licensing Including Open Source
  • 2012 — Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania: Doctor of Social Sciences
  • 2010 — L’Institut suisse de droit comparé (ISDC), Switzerland: Trainee; winner of the Van Calker scholarship
  • 2009 — WIPO Worldwide Academy, Geneva, Switzerland: Advanced Course on Copyright and Related Rights
  • 2007 — Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania: Master of Laws (LL.M.)
  • 2005 — Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Admissions

  • Patent Attorney