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)

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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