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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania	2004	Entry into force : November 11, 1992 Adopted : October 25, 1992	Other

Laws/Regulations (51 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Main IP Laws	Law No. IX-1181 of November 7, 2002, on Designs (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2731 of December 19, 2019, in force from January 1, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : January 1, 2022 Entry into force : January 1, 2003 Adopted : November 7, 2002	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law XIV-970 of March 24, 2022, in force in its entirety on June 7, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : June 7, 2022 Entry into force : June 9, 1999 Adopted : May 18, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Main IP Laws	Law No. VIII-1981 of October 10, 2000, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2736 of December 19, 2019, in force from January 1, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : January 1, 2022 Entry into force : January 1, 2001 Adopted : January 10, 2000	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Main IP Laws	Patent Law No. I-372 of January 18, 1994 (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2734 of December 19, 2019, in force in its entirety on January 1, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : January 1, 2022 Entry into force : February 1, 1994 Adopted : January 18, 1994	Patents (Inventions)
Main IP Laws	Law No. IX–618 of November 22, 2001, on the Protection of Plant Varieties (as amended up to Law No. XIV-253 of April 15, 2021)	2021	Amended up to : September 1, 2021 Entry into force : April 1, 2002 Adopted : November 22, 2001	Plant Variety Protection
Main IP Laws	Law No. IX-352 of June 5, 2001, on Fees for the Registration of Industrial Property Objects (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2857 of April 21, 2020)	2020	Amended up to : April 25, 2020 Entry into force : July 1, 2001 Adopted : June 5, 2001	Industrial Property Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	Law No. VIII-791 of June 16, 1998, on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (as amended up to Law No. XIII-266 of March 30, 2017)	2017	Amended up to : July 1, 2017 Entry into force : December 1, 1998 Adopted : June 16, 1998	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
IP-related Laws	Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania, of July 18, 2000, Law No. VIII-1864 (as amended on April 12, 2011, No XI-1312)	2011	Entry into force : July 1, 2001 Adopted : July 18, 2000	Competition Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Code of Administrative Infringements of December 13,1984	2011	Entry into force : April 1, 1985 Adopted : December 13, 1954	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Code of Civil Procedure No. IX-743 of February 28, 2002 (as amended up to Law No XI-1032 of September 23, 2010)	2011	Amended up to : January 1, 2011 Entry into force : January 1, 2003 Adopted : February 28, 2002	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law No. I-1374 of June 11, 1996, on Legal Protection of Personal Data (as amended up to Law No. X-1444 of February 1, 2008)	2011	Entry into force : July 3, 1996 Adopted : June 11, 1996	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law No. VIII-1099, of March 23, 1999, on Competition (as amended by Law No. XI-1347 of April 21, 2011)	2011	Entry into force : April 2, 1999 Adopted : March 23, 1999	Competition
IP-related Laws	Law No. VIII-1968 of September 26, 2000, on Approval of the Criminal Code (as amended on July 02, 2010)	2011	Entry into force : May 1, 2003 Adopted : September 26, 2000	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Criminal Procedure Code No. IX-785of March 14, 2002 (as amended up to Law No XI-1264 of December 23, 2010)	2010	Entry into force : May 1, 2003 Adopted : March 14, 2002	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Customs Law No. IX-2183 of April 27, 2004 (Document updated April 3, 2007)	2010	Entry into force : May 1, 2004 Adopted : April 27, 2004	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Law No. VIII-1871, of July 18, 2000, on Advertising (as amended by Law No. XI-923 of June 22, 2010)	2010	Entry into force : January 1, 2001 Adopted : July 18, 2000	Trademarks Trade Names Competition
IP-related Laws	Law on the Principles of State Protection of Ethnic Culture No. VIII-1328 of September 21, 1999 (as amended on January 9, 2006 - by Law No. X-484)	2010	Entry into force : October 1, 1999 Adopted : September 21, 1999	Traditional Cultural Expressions
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No 3R-51 of August 29, 2009, on the Approval of Form of Documents issued by the State Patent Bureau	2010	Entry into force : February 1, 2010 Adopted : August 29, 2009	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation No. 499 of December 20, 2002 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs	2010	Entry into force : October 1, 2003 Adopted : December 20, 2002	Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No. 3R-50 of August 18, 2009 amending Order No 3R-132 of December 1, 2005 of the Director of the State Patent Bureau on the Approval of Rules Concerning Examination of Oppositions and Appeals	2009	Entry into force : August 26, 2009 Issued : August 18, 2009	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Designs Trademarks Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
IP-related Laws	Law on Electronic Communications of April 15, 2004 No. IX-2135 (Last amended on November 14, 2008, by Law No X-1835)	2008	Entry into force : May 1, 2004 Adopted : April 15, 2004	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation No. 3R-72 of September 25, 2008, on the implementation of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement for the International Registration of Industrial Designs	2008	Entry into force : October 10, 2008 Adopted : September 25, 2008	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No. 3R-47 of June 8, 2007 amending Order 3R-29 of April 29, 2006 Concerning the Approval of the Procedure for the Filing of European Patent Applications and for the Effects of European Patents in the Republic of Lithuania.	2007	Adopted : June 8, 2007	Patents (Inventions) Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation No. 1106 of August 29, 2003, on Conditions of Distribution of Payment for Reproduction of Audiovisual Works or Works Recorded in a Phonograph for Personal Use	2007	Entry into force : April 9, 2003 Adopted : January 1, 2003	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations No. 182 of February 6, 2002 on Conditions of Distribution of Payment for Public Lending of Books and Other Publications	2007	Entry into force : July 1, 2002 Adopted : February 6, 2002	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No 3R-29 of April 24, 2006 Concerning the Approval of the Procedure for the Filing of European Patent Applications and for the Effects of European Patents in the Republic of Lithuania	2006	Entry into force : May 5, 2006 Issued : April 24, 2006	Patents (Inventions)
IP-related Laws	Law No. IX-2187 of April 27, 2004, on Repeal of the Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property in the Field of Import and Export of Goods	2004	Entry into force : May 1, 2004 Adopted : April 27, 2004	Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No. 362 of 20 May 1992 Patent Attorneys Regulations (Edition of Order of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 539, of May 3, 2004)	2004	Issued : May 20, 1992	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations No. 3R-37 of April 30, 2004 of Director of the State Patent Office of the Republic of Lithuania of April 30, 2004, on the Registration of Trademarks	2004	Entry into force : June 25, 2004 Adopted : April 30, 2004	Trademarks
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution No. 1018 of August 12, 2003, on the Protection of Moral Rights of Authors and Performers	2003	Entry into force : August 17, 2003 Issued : August 12, 2003	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Resolution No. 181 of February 6,2002 on Conditions of Distribution of Payment for Reprographic Reproduction of Works	2002	Entry into force : July 1, 2002 Issued : February 6, 2002	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Government Resolution No. 308 on the Implementation of the Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property in the Field of Import and Export of Goods, adopted on 19 March 2001	2001	Entry into force : March 24, 2001 Adopted : March 19, 2001	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Government Resolution No. 683 on Amendment of Government Resolution No. 1458 of 15 December 2000 on Approval of the List of Subjects of State Fees, the Amounts of those Fees and the Order of their Payment and Repayment, adopted on 7 June 2001	2001	Entry into force : June 14, 2001 Adopted : June 7, 2001	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Governmental Resolution No. 155 on the Order of Granting the Permission for Use of Lithuanian State Symbolic in Trademarks and Firm Names, adopted on 12 February 2001	2001	Entry into force : February 15, 2001 Adopted : February 12, 2001	Trademarks Trade Names Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No. 118 of December 27, 2001 on the Grant of Supplementary Protection Certificates	2001	Entry into force : January 27, 2002 Issued : December 27, 2001	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No. 123 of December 29, 2000 of the State Patent Bureau on the Implementation of Law No. VIII-1981 on Trademarks	2001	Entry into force : February 3, 2001 Adopted : December 29, 2000	Trademarks IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No. 65 of the Minister of Justice Establishing the Procedure of the Granting of the Permission for Use of Lithuanian State Symbolic in Trademarks and Firm Names, adopted on 10 April 2001	2001	Entry into force : April 14, 2001 Adopted : April 10, 2001	Trademarks Trade Names Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order of the Director of the Customs Department No. 288 on Approval of the Forms of Applications for Actions to be Taken by the Customs Authorities in Order to Protect Intellectual Property Rights, adopted on 18 May 2001	2001	Entry into force : May 26, 2001 Adopted : May 18, 2001	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Other
IP-related Laws	Law No. VIII-1001 of December 22, 1998, on the Ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (the Rome Convention)	1999	Entry into force : January 27, 1999 Adopted : December 22, 1998	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law No. VIII-1140 of April 13, 1999, on the Ratification of the Geneva Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorised Duplication of their Phonograms	1999	Adopted : April 13, 1999 Entry into force : January 10, 1999	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation No. 36 of March 10, 1999 on the Registration of Topographies of Semiconductor Products	1999	Entry into force : May 1, 1999 Issued : March 10, 1999	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations No. IR/01/98 of December 2,1998 on the Submission, Expertise of Patent Applications and Issuance of Patent	1998	Entry into force : December 10, 1998 Issued : December 2, 1998	Plant Variety Protection
IP-related Laws	Law No. I-1521 of September 17, 1996, on the Ratification of the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of Registration of Marks	1997	Entry into force : February 22, 1997 Adopted : September 17, 1996	Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Law No. VIII-204 of April 29, 1997, on the Ratification of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted on June 27, 1989	1997	Entry into force : June 6, 1997 Adopted : April 29, 1997	Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Law on the Ratification of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure No. VIII-525, adopted on 18 November 1997	1997	Adopted : November 18, 1997 Entry into force : March 12, 1997	Patents (Inventions)
IP-related Laws	Law on the Ratification of the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) No. VIII-526, adopted on 18 November 1997	1997	Entry into force : April 27, 1998 Adopted : November 18, 1997	Trademarks
IP-related Laws	Law on the Ratification of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, No. I-1351, adopted on May 28, 1996	1996	Entry into force : June 12, 1996 Adopted : May 28, 1996	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
IP-related Laws	Law on the Ratification of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property No. I-1349, adopted on May 28, 1996	1996	Adopted : May 28, 1996	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Industrial Designs Trademarks Other Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law on the Ratification of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) No. I-1350, adopted on May 28, 1996	1996	Entry into force : June 12, 1996 Adopted : May 28, 1996	Patents (Inventions)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Order No. 27 of September 1, 1995, of the State Patent Bureau Regarding Registration of Industrial Design	1995	Entry into force : September 7, 1995 Issued : September 1, 1995	Industrial Designs
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Agreement with the European Patent Organization (EPO) for Extension of European Patents, adopted on 25 January 1994	1994	Entry into force : July 5, 1994 Adopted : January 25, 1994	Patents (Inventions)

Type of Text

Title

Version

Dates

Subject Matter

Main IP Laws

Law No. IX-1181 of November 7, 2002, on Designs (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2731 of December 19, 2019, in force from January 1, 2022)

2022

Amended up to :

January 1, 2022

Entry into force :

January 1, 2003

Adopted :

November 7, 2002

Industrial Designs

Main IP Laws

Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law XIV-970 of March 24, 2022, in force in its entirety on June 7, 2022)

2022

Amended up to :

June 7, 2022

Entry into force :

June 9, 1999

Adopted :

May 18, 1999

Main IP Laws

Law No. VIII-1981 of October 10, 2000, on Trademarks (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2736 of December 19, 2019, in force from January 1, 2022)

2022

Amended up to :

January 1, 2022

Entry into force :

January 1, 2001

Adopted :

January 10, 2000

Trademarks

Geographical Indications

Main IP Laws

Patent Law No. I-372 of January 18, 1994 (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2734 of December 19, 2019, in force in its entirety on January 1, 2022)

2022

Amended up to :

January 1, 2022

Entry into force :

February 1, 1994

Adopted :

January 18, 1994

Patents (Inventions)

Main IP Laws

Law No. IX–618 of November 22, 2001, on the Protection of Plant Varieties (as amended up to Law No. XIV-253 of April 15, 2021)

2021

Amended up to :

September 1, 2021

Entry into force :

April 1, 2002

Adopted :

November 22, 2001

Plant Variety Protection

Main IP Laws

Law No. IX-352 of June 5, 2001, on Fees for the Registration of Industrial Property Objects (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2857 of April 21, 2020)

2020

Amended up to :

April 25, 2020

Entry into force :

July 1, 2001

Adopted :

June 5, 2001

Industrial Property

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Main IP Laws

Law No. VIII-791 of June 16, 1998, on the Legal Protection of Topographies of Semiconductor Products (as amended up to Law No. XIII-266 of March 30, 2017)

2017

Amended up to :

July 1, 2017

Entry into force :

December 1, 1998

Adopted :

June 16, 1998

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

2011

Entry into force :

July 1, 2001

Adopted :

July 18, 2000

Competition

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Industrial Property

IP-related Laws

Code of Administrative Infringements of December 13,1984

2011

Entry into force :

April 1, 1985

Adopted :

December 13, 1954

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2011

Amended up to :

January 1, 2011

Entry into force :

January 1, 2003

Adopted :

February 28, 2002

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2011

Entry into force :

July 3, 1996

Adopted :

June 11, 1996

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2011

Entry into force :

April 2, 1999

Adopted :

March 23, 1999

Competition

2011

Entry into force :

May 1, 2003

Adopted :

September 26, 2000

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2010

Entry into force :

May 1, 2003

Adopted :

March 14, 2002

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2010

Entry into force :

May 1, 2004

Adopted :

April 27, 2004

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

2010

Entry into force :

January 1, 2001

Adopted :

July 18, 2000

Trademarks

Trade Names

Competition

2010

Entry into force :

October 1, 1999

Adopted :

September 21, 1999

Traditional Cultural Expressions

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No 3R-51 of August 29, 2009, on the Approval of Form of Documents issued by the State Patent Bureau

2010

Entry into force :

February 1, 2010

Adopted :

August 29, 2009

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Regulation No. 499 of December 20, 2002 on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs

2010

Entry into force :

October 1, 2003

Adopted :

December 20, 2002

Geographical Indications

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No. 3R-50 of August 18, 2009 amending Order No 3R-132 of December 1, 2005 of the Director of the State Patent Bureau on the Approval of Rules Concerning Examination of Oppositions and Appeals

2009

Entry into force :

August 26, 2009

Issued :

August 18, 2009

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

2008

Entry into force :

May 1, 2004

Adopted :

April 15, 2004

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Regulation No. 3R-72 of September 25, 2008, on the implementation of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement for the International Registration of Industrial Designs

2008

Entry into force :

October 10, 2008

Adopted :

September 25, 2008

Industrial Designs

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No. 3R-47 of June 8, 2007 amending Order 3R-29 of April 29, 2006 Concerning the Approval of the Procedure for the Filing of European Patent Applications and for the Effects of European Patents in the Republic of Lithuania.

2007

Adopted :

June 8, 2007

Patents (Inventions)

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Regulation No. 1106 of August 29, 2003, on Conditions of Distribution of Payment for Reproduction of Audiovisual Works or Works Recorded in a Phonograph for Personal Use

2007

Entry into force :

April 9, 2003

Adopted :

January 1, 2003

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Regulations No. 182 of February 6, 2002 on Conditions of Distribution of Payment for Public Lending of Books and Other Publications

2007

Entry into force :

July 1, 2002

Adopted :

February 6, 2002

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No 3R-29 of April 24, 2006 Concerning the Approval of the Procedure for the Filing of European Patent Applications and for the Effects of European Patents in the Republic of Lithuania

2006

Entry into force :

May 5, 2006

Issued :

April 24, 2006

Patents (Inventions)

2004

Entry into force :

May 1, 2004

Adopted :

April 27, 2004

Industrial Property

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No. 362 of 20 May 1992 Patent Attorneys Regulations (Edition of Order of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No. 539, of May 3, 2004)

2004

Issued :

May 20, 1992

Patents (Inventions)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Regulations No. 3R-37 of April 30, 2004 of Director of the State Patent Office of the Republic of Lithuania of April 30, 2004, on the Registration of Trademarks

2004

Entry into force :

June 25, 2004

Adopted :

April 30, 2004

Trademarks

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution No. 1018 of August 12, 2003, on the Protection of Moral Rights of Authors and Performers

2003

Entry into force :

August 17, 2003

Issued :

August 12, 2003

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Resolution No. 181 of February 6,2002 on Conditions of Distribution of Payment for Reprographic Reproduction of Works

2002

Entry into force :

July 1, 2002

Issued :

February 6, 2002

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Government Resolution No. 308 on the Implementation of the Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property in the Field of Import and Export of Goods, adopted on 19 March 2001

2001

Entry into force :

March 24, 2001

Adopted :

March 19, 2001

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Government Resolution No. 683 on Amendment of Government Resolution No. 1458 of 15 December 2000 on Approval of the List of Subjects of State Fees, the Amounts of those Fees and the Order of their Payment and Repayment, adopted on 7 June 2001

2001

Entry into force :

June 14, 2001

Adopted :

June 7, 2001

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Governmental Resolution No. 155 on the Order of Granting the Permission for Use of Lithuanian State Symbolic in Trademarks and Firm Names, adopted on 12 February 2001

2001

Entry into force :

February 15, 2001

Adopted :

February 12, 2001

Trademarks

Trade Names

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No. 118 of December 27, 2001 on the Grant of Supplementary Protection Certificates

2001

Entry into force :

January 27, 2002

Issued :

December 27, 2001

Patents (Inventions)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No. 123 of December 29, 2000 of the State Patent Bureau on the Implementation of Law No. VIII-1981 on Trademarks

2001

Entry into force :

February 3, 2001

Adopted :

December 29, 2000

Trademarks

IP Regulatory Body

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No. 65 of the Minister of Justice Establishing the Procedure of the Granting of the Permission for Use of Lithuanian State Symbolic in Trademarks and Firm Names, adopted on 10 April 2001

2001

Entry into force :

April 14, 2001

Adopted :

April 10, 2001

Trademarks

Trade Names

Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order of the Director of the Customs Department No. 288 on Approval of the Forms of Applications for Actions to be Taken by the Customs Authorities in Order to Protect Intellectual Property Rights, adopted on 18 May 2001

2001

Entry into force :

May 26, 2001

Adopted :

May 18, 2001

Enforcement of IP and Related Laws

Other

1999

Entry into force :

January 27, 1999

Adopted :

December 22, 1998

1999

Adopted :

April 13, 1999

Entry into force :

January 10, 1999

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Regulation No. 36 of March 10, 1999 on the Registration of Topographies of Semiconductor Products

1999

Entry into force :

May 1, 1999

Issued :

March 10, 1999

Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Regulations No. IR/01/98 of December 2,1998 on the Submission, Expertise of Patent Applications and Issuance of Patent

1998

Entry into force :

December 10, 1998

Issued :

December 2, 1998

Plant Variety Protection

1997

Entry into force :

February 22, 1997

Adopted :

September 17, 1996

Trademarks

1997

Entry into force :

June 6, 1997

Adopted :

April 29, 1997

Trademarks

1997

Adopted :

November 18, 1997

Entry into force :

March 12, 1997

Patents (Inventions)

1997

Entry into force :

April 27, 1998

Adopted :

November 18, 1997

Trademarks

1996

Entry into force :

June 12, 1996

Adopted :

May 28, 1996

1996

Adopted :

May 28, 1996

Patents (Inventions)

Utility Models

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

Other

Industrial Property

1996

Entry into force :

June 12, 1996

Adopted :

May 28, 1996

Patents (Inventions)

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Order No. 27 of September 1, 1995, of the State Patent Bureau Regarding Registration of Industrial Design

1995

Entry into force :

September 7, 1995

Issued :

September 1, 1995

Industrial Designs

Implementing Rules/Regulations

Agreement with the European Patent Organization (EPO) for Extension of European Patents, adopted on 25 January 1994

1994

Entry into force :

July 5, 1994

Adopted :

January 25, 1994

Patents (Inventions)

Lithuania

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Laws/Regulations (51 texts)