Viive Kaur

Viive Kaur is mainly advising clients in intellectual property matters. Viive advised the establishing of an organisation for a new collective representation system for authors in Estonia, participated in drafting the Copyright Act in an expert group of the Ministry of Culture and has participated in several European Union intellectual property projects. She also has extensive experience in representing clients in court disputes involving various private law fields, including in disputes pertaining to intellectual property and family law. Viive has also successfully advised and represented clients with respect to false claims and inaccuracies published in the media in which she has managed to reach out-of-court settlements. · Cobalt

EstoniaIntellectual Property, LitigationEstonian, English, Russian, Finnish

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Senior Associate advising clients primarily on intellectual property matters, including copyright, media rights and related IP projects. She has participated in drafting the Copyright Act, helped establish a collective representation system for authors in Estonia, and regularly represents clients in court disputes across private law (including IP and family law) and in media-related false-claim matters resolved through out-of-court settlements.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyLitigationArbitration & MediationData ProtectionMedia RightsProduct Liability & Consumer ProtectionPrivate Clients

Office

Estonia

Cobalt · Viive Kaur is mainly advising clients in intellectual property matters. Viive advised the establishing of an organisation for a new collective representation system for authors in Estonia, participated in drafting the Copyright Act in an expert group of the Ministry of Culture and has participated in several European Union intellectual property projects. She also has extensive experience in representing clients in court disputes involving various private law fields, including in disputes pertaining to intellectual property and family law. Viive has also successfully advised and represented clients with respect to false claims and inaccuracies published in the media in which she has managed to reach out-of-court settlements.

Estonia

Expertise

Copyright lawCollective rights management for authorsMedia rights and media-related claimsRepresentation in private-law litigation (including family law)Participation in European Union intellectual property projectsDrafting and advising on IP legislation

Education

MA cum laude, University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia (1978)

Admissions

Estonian Bar Association (since 1996)

Languages

EstonianEnglishRussianFinnish