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2. The country is under the unified responsibility of the National Patent Office of the Republic of Lithuania for managing trademark affairs, and the official language is Lithuanian;
3. The principle of "application first" is adopted for trademark registration in the Republic of Lithuania, but in some cases, trademark rights can also be claimed through "prior use";
4. Registration adopts the Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of Trademark Registration, accepts applications for goods and services trademarks, and operates under a multi class system.
Lithuania is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and the Nice Agreement; Lithuania is a member of the Madrid Protocol and also a member of the European Union. Therefore, trademark registration can be applied for through four channels: "single country registration", "Madrid International Registration designates Lithuania", "EU trademark registration", and "Madrid International Registration designates the European Union".
If everything goes smoothly, the registration time for a trademark in the Netherlands is approximately 10-18 months, and the validity period of the trademark is 10 years. The trademark can be renewed after expiration, and the validity period of the trademark renewal is also 10 years. The application required for the trademark must be submitted within 12 months before the expiration of the trademark validity period. The expansion period is 6 months.
1. Clear trademark design (which can be in electronic format);
2. Detailed information of the applicant (including name, address, and contact information);
3. Specific categories and product/service offerings;
4. If priority needs to be declared, priority proof documents and corresponding Lithuanian translations must be provided.
If a trademark is not actually used in the country for five consecutive years after registration, anyone may apply for revocation, except for force majeure. Trademark invalidation applications can be filed with the court, and under current examination conditions, it generally takes 1-2 years. The respondent can generally provide the following evidential materials to respond to the cancellation application submitted by others for "not used": invoices, labels, market research results, product catalogs, quotations, Internet based use, turnover evidence, advertising, continuously maintained websites, packaging, decoration, and written statements.
