In 2009, AmCham established a Committee for Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in order to respond to members’ needs. The main goal of this Committee was to lobby for IPR protection and provide leadership that would bring together interested partners, as well as share information with decision makers and law enforcement.
In 2019, it was decided to transform the existing IPR committee into the Digital Society Committee in order to cover the topics of the critical importance of the grown Amcham network. The aim of the DS committee is to take a bigger picture of the strategy of Estonia as a Digital Society, with long-term benefits in the form of competitiveness, growth, creation of jobs, innovation, and modern society.
The DS Committee addresses the following topics:
- Data Protection and e-Privacy (GDPR)
- Emerging Technologies (AI, 5G, etc.)
- Cyber Security and Online Safety
- Technology Transfer & IPR
- Digital Single Market and the Future of Work
- E-Commerce
and more..
Committee Members:
- Pirjo Jha, VAIMO (Committee Chair)
- Mirell Merirand, Estonian Business School (EBS)
- Ingrid Toonekurg, Microsoft Estonia
- Kai Tammist, Philip Morris Estonia
- Kristiina Maasik, Telia Eesti AS
- Kristian Riber Kraaer, Google
- Kairi Uustulnd, Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Estonia
- Rima Valentukeviciene, IBM
- Oleg Shvaikovsky, Nortal
- Taimi Veedla, U.S. Embassy Tallinn
- Lise-Lotte Lääne, Sorainen
- Niels Holender, Nordisk Consulting Group LLC
- Daria Sivovol, AmCham Estonia
- Edgars Milgrāvis, Palo Alto Networks
- Lauri Makke, Cisco Systems
- Jacob Turowski, Facebook
Some of our past activities and events:
To view the latest position paper by the AmCham IPR Committee please CLICK HERE..
AmCham Annual World IP Day Event 2018. Press release
AmCham IPR Committee Meets with the Economic Committee of Riigikogu
AmCham IPR White Paper 2017_EST
AmCham IPR White Paper 2017_ENG
Celebrating the National IPR Day
Annual Intellectual Property Breakfast Meeting
AmCham IPR Committee Meet with the USPTO Representative, Paolo M.Trevisan
AmCham IP Committee Meets with the Ministry of Justice
Estonia should strive for a long-term strategy on intellectual property1. Pirjo Jha, VAIMO (Committee Chair)
2. Mirell Merirand, Estonian Business School (EBS)
3. Ingrid Toonekurg, Microsoft Estonia
4. Kai Tammist, Philip Morris Estonia
5. Kristiina Maasik, Telia Eesti AS
6. Kristian Riber Kraaer, Google
7. Kairi Uustulnd, Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Estonia
8. Rima Valentukeviciene, IBM
9. Oleg Shvaikovsky, Nortal
10. Taimi Veedla, U.S. Embassy Tallinn
11. Lise-Lotte Lääne, Sorainen
12. Niels Holender, Nordisk Consulting Group LLC
13. Daria Sivovol, AmCham Estonia
14. Edgars Milgrāvis, Palo Alto Networks
15. Lauri Makke, Cisco Systems
16. Jacob Turowski, Facebook