Ellex

Intellectual Property

Partner, Head of Intellectual Property practice

Mārtiņš Gailis is the Head of Intellectual Property practice at Ellex in Latvia with experience working on IP and competition law matters. As the Head of IP practice, Mārtiņš is the lead litigator and case handler in cases involving IP disputes and has represented both international and local clients before civil and administrative courts in Latvia, as well as in the Appeal Board of the Industrial Property Office and at the EUIPO. Mārtiņš is a registered patent attorney in trademark matters in Latvia and the EU.

In addition to IP expertise, Mārtiņš is an experienced professional in competition matters and has been involved in many significant competition cases handled by the firm in the areas of antitrust, merger control and private damages litigation.

Latvian Bar Association, International Bar Association (IBA), European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) - Trade Mark Attorney, Trademark Matters in the Republic of Latvia - Trade Mark Attorney

2005 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Riga Graduate School of Law, Latvia

2003 Copenhagen Business School, Denmark (Exchange program)

2004 Bachelor’s degree in law, University of Essex, Faculty of Law, Great Britain