Guide for Lithuanian Patent Application Process

Patent Trademark

Lithuania Profile

Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is located in Northern Europe and is the largest of the three Baltic states. Located on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea, it is bordered by Sweden and Denmark to the east. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, andRead more

Lithuania Profile

Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is located in Northern Europe and is the largest of the three Baltic states. Located on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea, it is bordered by Sweden and Denmark to the east. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. As of 2016, Lithuania had a population of approximately 29 million and its capital, Vilnius, is also its largest city.

Lithuanian Intellectual Property Legal System

  • "Patent Law"
  • "trademark law"
  • "Designs Act"
  • Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act
  • The Plant Variety Protection Act
  • The Act on Registration Fees for Objects of Industrial Property Rights
  • "Semiconductor Product Layout Design Protection Law"

International Organizations and International Agreements

  • Singapore Trademark Law Treaty
  • Patent Law Treaty
  • The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Designs
  • WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
  • WIPO Copyright Treaty
  • Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
  • Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
  • Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
  • Trademark Law Treaty
  • Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
  • Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
  • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
  • "Patent Cooperation Treaty" PCT
  • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
  • "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
Read less

Filing Language
Lithuanian

申请流程 Application Process Flow

发明专利申请流程 Invention

Name of Patent Office

Lithuanian State Patent Office

English: The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania, Abbreviation: SPB

Website: The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (lrv.lt)

Lithuanian Invention Patent Search: Patent databases | The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (lrv.lt)

Filing Language: Lithuanian

via Paris Convention 

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing
 

Attachments (if any)

  1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  2. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and Lithuanian Translation
  3. Viability Statement of Microorganism and Lithuanian Translation
  4. Power of Attorney
  5. Certified Priority Document
  6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  8. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.
 

20 years, drug patents can be extended to 25 years.

  • via Paris Convention: 12 months from earliest priority date.
  • via Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: within 3 months from the date of granted of the European invention.

SPB only conducts formality examination of invention patent applications, and does not conduct patentability examinations.

Applicants are entitled to a novelty grace period of 6 months prior to the filing date/priority date for exhibitions at international exhibitions and malicious disclosure by third parties.

1 year

  • Grant Fee: The applicant shall pay the grant fee within 3 months after receiving the grant notice.
  • Annuity: The annuity shall be paid year by year from the 3rd year of the filing date, and the payment shall be within the last 2 months before the expiration of the current validity period. (Lithuania has an open license system. If the applicant signs an open license statement at the time of granted, allowing others to use its patent at will, the annuity can be reduced by 50%)

Yes. Patent Office accepts "due care" requests for restoration of the right of priority.

Yes

Name of Patent Office

Lithuanian State Patent Office

English: The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania, Abbreviation: SPB

Website: The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (lrv.lt)

Lithuanian Design Patent Search: Design databases | The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (lrv.lt)

Filing Language: Lithuanian

Necessary documents:

  1. Pictures/Photos of Design (6-sided views)
  2. A Brief Description

Attachments (if any):

  1. Power of Attorney
  2. Certified Priority Document
  3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer

After the initial 5 years of protection, it can be renewed 4 times, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection period is 25 years.

  • via Paris Convention: 6 months from earliest priority date.
  • via EU Community Design: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
  • via Hague System: 6 months from earliest priority date.

The SPB only conducts formality examination for design applications.

Applicants are entitled to a novelty grace period of 12 months prior to the filing date/earliest priority date for exhibitions at international exhibitions and malicious disclosure by third parties.

  • Grant Fee: The applicant needs to pay the grant fee after receiving the grant notice.
  • Annuity: Annuity should be filed year by year staring from the 3rd year of the filing date. The 1st annuity is included in the filing fee and announcement. The subsequent annuity needs to be paid within 6 months before the current validity period expires.

6-12 months

No

Yes. A maximum of 100 designs are allowed in one design application.

发明专利、实用新型及外观设计进入国家申请流程
套餐价格（官费和服务费） / Package fee

Get exact prices For the country / region

E-mail: mail@yezhimaip.com

Calculator