Lithuania News Archives
November 03, 2006
Lithuania Amends Its Trademark Law
The new law annuls the right to request compensation for immaterial damages. At the same time, the law provides additional details for regulating compensation for actual damages.
According to the new law, the amount awarded for actual damages and lost profit will be based on the amount that is generally issued for the legal use of the trademark.
In addition, the new law provides that IP rights holder has the right to obtain information from the infringer about the nature and method of distribution of infringing goods, as well as from third parties that may be involved.
The amendments and supplements went into effect on June 8th, 2006.
For more information, please contact our Lithuania representative.
October 16, 2004
Accession of Lithuania to the European Patent Convention
After its entry into the European Union on May 1, 2004, Lithuania deposited its instrument of accession to the European Patent Convention (EPC).
According to the text of ratification, the EPC will enter into force in Lithuania on December 1, 2004.
Pursuant to the Co-operation and Extension Agreement between the European Patent Office and Lithuania, the Lithuanian patent protection system has been linked to the EPC for the last 10 years. However, it is not until now that Lithuania will take the Agreement one step further to become the 30th contracting state of the EPC.
With regard to the practical aspects of the accession, the European Patent extension system will continue to apply to all European and international applications filed prior to December 1, 2004. For European and international applications filed on or after December 1, 2004, the validation route will take place after the grant of the European Patent. Moreover, any international application filed on or after the accession date will include the designation of Lithuania for a European Patent, in addition to a national patent.
For more details on the validation of European Patents to Lithuania, please contact our Lithuania representative.