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Viive Kaur

Senior Associate / Estonia
+372 665 1888

About

Viive Kaur is a Senior Associate at COBALT, mainly advising clients in intellectual property matters. Viive advised the establishing of an organisation for a new collective representation system for authors in Estonia, participated in drafting the Copyright Act in an expert group of the Ministry of Culture and has participated in several European Union intellectual property projects.

She also has extensive experience in representing clients in court disputes involving various private law fields, including in disputes pertaining to intellectual property and family law. Some examples of Viive’s experience include representing the chemical company Holz Prof in a patent dispute, and representing the holder of the trademark TULIKIVI as well as Nordnet, a company specialising in handling chilled and frozen products, in relation to the protection of trademarks. Viive has also successfully advised and represented clients with respect to false claims and inaccuracies published in the media in which she has managed to reach out-of-court settlements.

Viive has been a member of the Estonian Bar Association since 1996. Before joining COBALT, Viive worked as Deputy Manager of the Estonian Authors’ Society and as an editor for the journal Eesti Jurist.

Practice

Recognition
CV
Experience
  • Leading Trademark Professional – Gold band, World Trademark Review 1000 2025
  • Intellectual Property – Senior Statespeople, Chambers Europe 2025
  • IP, IT and Telecoms – Rising Star, The Legal 500 2023
  • Intellectual Property – Ranked Lawyer, Chambers Europe 2022
  • IP, IT and Telecoms – Leading Individual, The Legal 500 2019
  • Real Estate and Construction – Leading Individual, The Legal 500 2019

Languages

  • Estonian, English, Russian, Finnish

Membership & education

  • Member of the Estonian Press Council (since 2015)
  • Member of the Estonian Press Council (2007-2011)
  • Member of the Estonian Bar Association (since 1996)
  • MA cum laude, University of Tartu, Faculty of Law, Estonia (1978)

Lennuabi secures hundreds of thousands of euros in compensation from SmartLynx

COBALT successfully defends Swedbank in an alleged money laundering criminal case

COBALT advised Estonian Institute of Historical Memory in public procurement for the museum planned in Patarei Prison

COBALT advised and successfully represented leading supplier of textile solutions Protex Balti AS against Amigtex OÜ

COBALT represents Starbucks in a trademark case

Senior associate Viive Kaur successfully represented a jewellery artist in a dispute

COBALT successfully represented its client in dispute against Fund Ehitus

COBALT successfully represented the chemical company Holz Prof in a patent dispute

COBALT successfully represents Nordnet OÜ in trade mark dispute

Viive Kaur advised producer of “The Idiot” on copyright issues

We are driven by your recognition

"She sits at the very heart of Estonian IP, having contributed to the establishment of collective representation systems for authors as well as drafting of the national Copyright Act."
World Trademark Review 1000 2025
“A refined thinker and an astute counsellor when disputes arise, whether at home or further afield.”
World Trademark Review 1000 2017