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Kuidas valida ettevõttele nõuetekohane ärinimi?

How to choose a proper business name for a company?

The company's business name is the name entered in the company's business register under which the company operates. A company may have only one business name and it must be clearly distinguishable from other business names entered in the business register in Estonia. In addition, the following requirements and restrictions apply to the business name.

Kuidas kaitsta autoriõigusi?

How to protect copyright?

Copyright is a set of personal and property rights belonging to the author that automatically accrues to literary, artistic and scientific works. In Estonia, copyright is mainly regulated by the Copyright Act.

Osaühingu juhatusest tagasiastumine omal soovil

Resignation from the board of the private limited company at your own request

It is known that the written consent of the board member is necessary to appoint a member of the board of a private limited company. Similarly, one cannot be forced to be a member of the board if he no longer wishes to be on the board. However, what does a board member have to do to resign and what should he do if the company's owners do not take the necessary steps to delete the entry from the business register?

Tuludeklaratsioon 2019

Income declaration 2019

In 2019, the income declaration can be submitted to the Tax and Customs Board from February 15 to April 1, 2019. The income declaration is submitted for the income of the previous calendar year, i.e. the income declaration submitted in 2019 contains data on the income of 2018....

Juhatuse liikme leping – millal sõlmida ja mida reguleerida

Board member's contract - when to conclude and what to regulate

If you have ever acted as a board member of a private company, you have probably signed or at least considered signing a board member contract. In some cases, the contract of a member of the board of a private company is not necessary at all, but in other cases it is highly recommended. How to decide...

Autoriõiguste kaitse ei ulatu toidu maitsele

Copyright protection does not extend to the taste of food

The European Court of Justice ruled yesterday in the case of the Dutch cheese manufacturer Levola that the taste of food is not protected by copyright. Levola filed a complaint against another cheese manufacturer, Smilde Foods. The complaint alleged that the latter copied the taste of Heksenkaas spread cheese in its Witte Wievenkaas product and infringed Levola's copyright. 

Võltsbroneeringute kasutamine on eksitav kauplemisvõte

Using fake bookings is a misleading trading tactic

Peep Sooman, a member of Pindi Kinnisvara's management board, said yesterday via the portal Kinnisvarauudised.ee in the article "Developers are struggling with the number of apartments sold", that real estate developers operating in Estonia have started using fake bookings on the websites of development projects. However, fake booking is a misleading trading technique in the sense of consumer protection law and its use is prohibited.