Date of birth: 3 October 1979
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Education:
- 2015 - present PhD Cand., University of Latvia
- 2002 – 2003 LL.M in International and European Law, Riga Graduate School of Law
- 1997 – 2002 Qualification of a Lawyer, University of Latvia
- 1994 – 1997 Riga School of Commerce
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Work experience:
- From 2013 onwards Director of the Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia
- 2010 – 2013 Justice Affairs Counsellor (responsible for cooperation in Intellectual Property, Criminal Law matters and Data Protection), Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the European Union
- 2008 – 2010 Director of the European Affairs Department, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia
- 2004 – 2008 Justice Affairs Counsellor (responsible for of Civil and Company Law, European Court of Justice and Legal Data Processing), Permanent Representation of the Republic of Latvia to the European Union
- 2003 – 2004 Director of the International and European Law Department, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia
- 2002 – 2003 Head of the International Law Division, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia
- 2000 – 2002 Senior Legal Adviser of the International Law Division, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia
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Other appointments:
- Chair of the Budget Committee of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (2018 – present)
- President of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Union Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (2017 - present)
- Deputy Chair of the Budget Committee of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (2017 – 2018)
- Deputy Chair of the Technical and Operational Support Committee of the European Patent Organization (2016 – present)
- Vice-president of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Union Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (2015-2016)
- Chair of the Working Party on Intellectual Property of the Council of the European Union, 2015
Visiting lecturer:
EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Riga Graduate School of Law
Language skills:
Latvian – mother tongue
English, Russian – proficient user
French, German – basic user