Professional experience

Viive Kaur provides legal advice on issues relating to intellectual property. Viive participated as a legal adviser in the process of establishing an organisation for new collective representation system of authors in Estonia and she has participated as the Estonian professional representative in several intellectual property projects of the European Union. Viive was an expert working for the Ministry of Culture in preparation process of the Copyright Act.

In addition, Viive has long-term experience in representing clients in court disputes.

Languages
Estonian, English (conversational), Russian, Finnish (conversational)

Publications

• "Rights of performers and phonogram producers" - 28. November 2011
• "New Law regulating Proprietary relations" - 22. August 2010
• "Transition period in .ee domain registration" - 5. July 2010
• "Changes in .ee domain Registration" - 10. May 2010

• “Possible Conjuctions between Trademark, Corporate and Domain Name.” www.raamatupidaja.ee. 1 February 2010
• “Intellektuaalne omand.” Co-author of textbook on intellectual property. Äripäeva Kirjastus:2009
• “On current Copyright Act Regulations.” Lege Artis, 2 (70), February 2008: 37-39
• “World Intellectual Property Rights and Remedies.” Estonian chapter. Center for International Legal Studies, Austria:2007
• “Monitoring and Analysis of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Regimes and Their Use.” Estonian chapter, a study financed by the European Commission and co-ordinated by DLA Piper and Mason Hayes+Curran, February 2006
• Articles on trademarks, copyright, and domain name issues in leading domestic daily newspapers
• Lecturer on IPR topics in legal seminars and international conferences

• Viive Kaur is regarded as one of the most prominent IP lawyers in Estonia, with one client stating: “She has the edge over her competitors, with unrivalled negotiation skills.” Kaur has a broad practice, offering expertise in transactional and litigation work.  Chambers Europe 2012
• A “highly experienced and well-respected” precence at the firm, Viive Kaur has an excellent reputation for her work in a broad range of IP areas, with strong track record in trademark litigation. World Trademark Review 1000