Erla S. Árnadóttir, partner and María Kristjánsdóttir, associate at LEX and the managing director of GH Sigurgeirsson, IP boutique and subsidiary of LEX Law Offices are praised for work in the field of trademark law in the 2022 edition of the World Trademark Review (WTR 1000). LEX is considered one of the best when it… Read more »
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Trademark registration requirements
The Icelandic business paper Viðskiptablaðið just published an article by María Kristjánsdóttir, attorney and associate at LEX where she explains the registration requirements of trademarks. She also discusses the importance of creating a strong brand, from the outset, based on trademark law for it to be under the legal protection inherent in trademark protection
Proposed Changes in Law and Regulation on Sustainable Business
Eva Margret Ævarsdottir, attorney and advisor on sustainability and ESG at LEX Law Offices took part in panel discussions in January, at a conference hosted by Festa – Center for Sustainability, about the sustainable finance framework as Iceland is preparing for the implementation of the SFDR, EU taxonomy and CSRD. Eva Margrét recently published an… Read more »
Summit on Brand Value
María Kristjánsdóttir, attorney at LEX, will participate in a summit on brand value next Thursday, the 3rd of February. The meeting is held jointly by Brandr and the Icelandic Intellectual Property Office The meeting is open to everyone and a recording will be accessible afterwards. Sign up here to watch live or access a recording,… Read more »
Festa´s Conference 2022 – On the Right Grounds
Festa – Center for Sustainability is hosting the conference “On the right grounds” on 27 January 2022. The conference is digital and open to everyone. Eva Margrét Ævarsdóttir, attorney and advisor on sustainability and ESG at LEX, is one of the participants in a panel discussion on proposed changes in law and regulation on sustainable… Read more »
Cohabitation Agreement
Birgir Már Björnsson, attorney and partner at LEX, wrote an article in the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið yesterday regarding cohabitation agreements. Because of how limited the rights and obligations of cohabitants are in Icelandic legislation, it may be a sensible option to make arrangements for a possible future division of property in a cohabitation agreement.
LEX advises Partners Group on the acquisition of atNorth, the largest sustainable data center operator in Iceland
LEX has acted as local law advisor to Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients, on the acquisition of atNorth, the largest sustainable data center operator in Iceland. atNorth is a leading data center platform providing renewable-only, power efficient, and cost-optimized data center hosting services to clients. Partners… Read more »
Financial market rumors
Innherji, an Icelandic news medium, published an article today by Kristinn Ingi Jónsson, lawyer and associate at LEX Law offices, where he discusses financial market rumours, their effect on the normal functioning of markets and regulations in the recent Act no. 60/2021 on measures against market fraud intended to counteract the disruptive effects of unconfirmed… Read more »
Damages awarded for copyright infringements
On 12 November 2021 the Court of Appeal rendered a judgment in a lawsuit which was handled by Erla S. Árnadóttir, attorney and partner at LEX. In the year 2015 the heirs of the artist Jón Kristinsson, Jóndi, filed suit against relatives of Gunnar Backmann who, during the years 1935 – 1957 ran an advertising… Read more »
Ransomware and Board of Directors´ liability
Lára Herborg Ólafsdóttir, partner and attorney at LEX, writes about Ransomware and Board of Directors´ liability in an article in the business section of the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið, which was published earlier this month. In the current business environment, where the number of security threats is increasing, it must be considered reasonable for company executives… Read more »
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