Trademark registration Lithuania

Do you want to apply for trademark protection in Lithuania? If your trademark does not only consist of word elements or figurative elements, but of a combination thereof, you have to make an extra consideration: are you also going to request a separate registration for the individual elements? Entrepreneurs who intend to use one of the elements (or both) separately for commercial activities are advised to do so. This prevents third parties from using one of these elements for their own commercial activities.

Do you decide not to register the elements separately and does the above happen? In most cases you will not successfully object to this. You do have a greater chance of success if the person in question offers very similar goods or services, which could cause confusion among consumers. How successful a registered objection is in practice depends on various circumstances.

The official language in which the proceedings are carried out by the Lithuanian Patent Office is Lithuanian. An application to register your trademark in Lithuania must therefore be made in this language. You can submit accompanying documents in another language. However, you must provide the agency with a translation for a maximum of two months after delivery. To obtain an official filing date, several things are needed:

• A request for registration, signed by the applicant or his representative
• A list of goods and / or services and the classes under which they fall
• Proof of payment of the official registration fee
• A signed power of attorney authorizing your representative to act on your behalf

Typically, it takes six to seven months to register a brand name in Lithuania.

In Lithuania, registration is possible in several classes. Within one month of receiving your application, the patent office will check whether it meets all formal requirements. In addition to checking the required documents, it is also checked whether there are absolute grounds for rejection. If everything is in order, an official application date will be issued. You will receive a copy of this, which also includes the submission number. The patent office then proceeds to further substantive research.

It then proceeds to publication in the official gazette of the Patent Office of the Republic of Lithuania. An opposition period of three months starts on the day of publication. If no one objects, the patent office will issue a registration certificate.

Although you do not have to have a trademark in use before you register, it may not remain unused for more than five years after registration. That is, if you want to avoid the risk of cancellation due to inactivity. Use of the mark should be on a commercial scale. Were you able to successfully register a trademark in Lithuania? The protection is valid for ten years. This is also the case for extensions. You can submit an extension from twelve months before the end date of a current term. There is a six-month grace period, during which you pay an additional 50 percent fee.