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Intellectual property in Lithuania

Intellectual Property

National Organisations
The State Patent Bureau is in charge of regulations around intellectual property in Lithuania.
Regional Organisations
EPO (European Patent's Office), EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office).
International Membership
Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
 

National Regulation and International Agreements

 
Type of property and law Validity International Agreements Signed
Patent
 
Patent Law, 1994, last amended in 2001
20 years Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark
 
Law on Trademark, 2000, last amended in 2004
Ten years from the date of application, renewable. Trademark Law Treaty
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design
 
Industrial Designs Law, 2002, last amended in 2004
Five years, renewable four times, for five-year periods up to 25 years  
Copyright
 
Law on Copyright and Related Rights, 1999, last amended in 2003
During the life of the author and 70 years after his or her death. Recognition of a copyright and its legal protection in Lithuania is not subject to any local registration requirement. Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models
 
Industrial Designs Law, 2002, last amended in 2004
Five years, renewable four times, for five-year periods up to 25 years  

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