Dr. iur. Ants Nõmper is one of the most widely recognised Intellectual Property, IT and Medical Law experts in Estonia whose work is closely linked to the word ‘innovation’. Ants has led a number of innovative cases, including the first patent dispute in Estonia, the first dispute over the responsibility of a media channel over commentaries in Estonia, the first Estonian pharmaceutical advertisement dispute in the European Court of Justice and receiving the first preliminary ruling for a generic pharmaceutical company in Estonia. He is also one of the authors of the textbooks ‘Medical Law’ and ‘Information and Law’ — the first in their related fields to be published in Estonia. Ants is also a member of the .ee and .eu Domain Disputes Committee.
Viveo Health launches charity project in Ukraine
Deals & cases
BaltCap exits Qvalitas and Unimed
Deals & cases
Representing pharmacies in the pharmacy reform
Deals & cases
2005
University of Tartu, Estonia
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
2000
University of Göttingen, Germany
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
1999
University of Tartu, Estonia
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), officially equivalent to MA, cum laude
2017
University of Tartu
Member of Supervisory Council
2013
Estonian Data Protection Authority
Member of Advisory Committee
2011
Estonian Domain Disputes Committee
Member
2008
AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
Member
2005
Estonian Bioethics Council
Member
2005
Tallinn Childrens' Hospital
Member of ethics committee
2001
University of Tartu
1999
Estonian Bar Association
Member
2020
Juridica: "Penal Liability of a Member of the Management Board of a Care Home, Pursuant to § 123 of the Penal Code. Judgment of the Criminal Chamber in case 1-17-7111"At the end of 2019, the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court ruled in case 1-17-7111, which examined the facts constituting an offense – placing in danger – qualifying under § 123 of the Penal Code and the related issues of substantive law. This decision is noteworthy primarily because, as far as the authors of this article are aware, it is the first Supreme Court ruling that interprets the facts constituting an offense under § 123 of the Penal Code and, secondly, for the first time, the Supreme Court clarified the penal liability (§ 123 of the Penal Code) of a person running a care home for the elderly, the bases of liability for failure to act in case of quasi-delict, and the content of the resulting due diligence. The article provides an overview of and comments on the criminal proceedings and on the Supreme Court’s interesting views on the obligation to act as a guarantor due to general duty of care and the transfer of duty. It also addresses some unresolved issues in the Supreme Court judgment.
2019
Juridica: "Proposal: Reduce the Liability of Healthcare Professionals to Establish Patient Insurance"In the 35th Estonian Lawyers’ Days, which were held in October 2018, a representative of patients, a healthcare figure and a lawyer shared the stage in one session. During the session, the presenters noticed that, regardless of their profession, they all shared the same viewpoint regarding the liability of healthcare professionals. It was found that the regulation of liability of healthcare professionals requires amendment because the current one hinders the establishment of a patient insurance system and learning from mistakes. Thus, a proposal was made to reduce the liability of healthcare professionals. The article also explains this proposal to readers of Juridica.
2018
Juridica:"The State’s Obligations in Ensuring the Protection of Health: Increasing the Vaccination Rate Using Legal Measures"It is estimated that vaccination prevents up to three million human deaths every year. As vaccination programmes have been successful, parents usually have no experience with, or memory of, vaccine-preventable illnesses. This is why it is difficult for them to appreciate the benefits of vaccination. Instead, paradoxically, both globally as well as in Estonia, the anti-vaccination movement has appeared, which is mainly driven by the false assumption that vaccines are dangerous.
2017
Juridica, 5, 329-339
Living Will: for What and for Whom? Forms, Formalising, and the Issues in Implementation.
2012
Juridica Abstract, 10, 727-738
On the Fundamental Right to Protection of Health on the Example of Restrictions on Freedom of Establishment of Pharmacies.
2011
Juridica Abstract, 2, 162-164
Commentary on the Judgment of the Supreme Court in Case 3-1-1-79-10.
2011
Data Protected. A global report on the status of data protection laws in 2011/2012
Estonian Chapter Linklaters LLP, 59-63 2011
2011
The Right to Health Protection in the Estonian Constitution
Co-author Juridica International, 1, 117–126 2002
2010
E-Discovery and Data Privacy: A Practical Guide
Estonian Chapter Kluwer Law International, 77-85 2010
2010
What is Wrong with Using Anonymized Data and Tissue for Research Purposes? Blood and Data
Reykjavik: University of Iceland Press, 121-126, 2004
2010
Population Genetic Databases: a Comparative Analysis of the Law in Iceland, Sweden, Estonia and the UK
Trames. Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol 8, 1/2, 15–33 2004
2010
The Estonian Genome Project. Society and Genetic Information: Codes and Laws in the Genetic Era
Co-author Budapest: CEU Press, 213–225 2003
2010
Estonia and Iceland — Pioneers in Regulating Genebanks. Strafrecht, Biorecht, Rechtsphilosophie
Co-author Festschrift für Hans Ludwig Schreiber. Heidelberg: C.F.Müller 2003
2010
Human Genes Research Act: a Pioneer in Regulating Biomedical Research
Juridica, 3, 155–163 (in Estonian) 2002
2010
On the Legal Regulation of Genetic Testing
Juridica, 2, 113–123 (in Estonian) 2001
2010
Transfer of a Co-Owned Apartment
Co-author Juridica, 3, 133–135 (in Estonian) 1999
2009
Võlaõigusseadus III. Kommenteeritud väljaanne (Law of Obligations Act III. Commented Edition)
Tallinn: Juura (comments) 2009
2009
Karistusseadustik. Kommenteeritud väljaanne (Estonian Penal Code. Commented Edition)
Tallinn: Juura (comments) 2009
2009
Personal Data Protection Regulation in Estonia and Directive 95/46/EC
Implementation of the Data Protection Directive in Relation to Medical Research in Europe, Aldershot: Ashgate, 73–85 2004
2009
The Case of Stigma Abortion
Juridica, 7, 435–450 (in Estonian) 2000
2009
Human Body as an Object of Property and Patent Law — a Path to Modern Slavery?
Juridica, 6, 351–368 (in Estonian) 2000
2008
The Criminal Case of the Doctors of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Child
Juridica, 4, 212–223 (in Estonian) 2000
2008
Further Development of a Problem: Culpa in Contrahendo and Letter of Intent
Juridica, 1999, 1, 22–26 (in Estonian) 1999
2007
The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Pharmaceutical Advertising 2008 and 2007
Estonian Chapter UK: Global Legal Group Ltd. 2007
2007
Meditsiiniõigus (Medical law)
Co-author Tallinn: Juura (in Estonian) 2007
2007
Informatsioon ja õigus (Information and law)
Co-author Tallinn: Juura (in Estonian) 2007
2005
Open consent – a new form of informed consent for population genetic databases
Tartu: Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus 2005
2005
Lessons from European Population Genetic Databases: Comparing the Law in Estonia, Iceland, Sweden and the United Kingdom
European Journal of Health Law, Vol 12, 2, 103-134 2005
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