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.
A brilliant lawyer with a professional and gentlemanly demeanour, Gailis consistently stays up to date on all legal developments and always serves clients’ best commercial interests.
2005
Riga Graduate School of Law
2004
University of Essex
2003
Copenhagen Business School
Latvian Bar Association
International Bar Association (IBA)
Since 2012
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Since 2010
Trademark Matters in the Republic of Latvia
2020
COVID-19 Global Competition MeasuresThis Lex Mundi’s report entitled “COVID-19 Global Competition Measures” covers responses from over 70 jurisdictions and demonstrates the breadth and indigenous knowledge of the Lex Mundi competition legal solution.
Ellex in Latvia is the exclusive member of Lex Mundi in Latvia, therefore, our competition law experts Liga Merwin and Mārtiņš Gailis have prepared the Latvia chapter of the guide.
2018
International Agency and Distribution Handbook EMEAThis is the 6th edition of the Agency and Distribution Handbook covering 39 countries in the EMEA region.
Ellex experts in Latvia Liga Merwin, Mārtiņš Gailis and Pauls Ančs are the authors of the Latvia chapters of the guide.
2015
Competition Law Western Europe and the USA
Expert Mārtiņš Gailis is the co-author of the Latvia chapter of the publication.
2015
International Agency and Distribution Handbook for EMEA
Expert Mārtiņš Gailis is the co-author of the Latvia chapter of the publication.
