TRADEMARKS in LITHUANIA
Patent Attorney/Trademark Attorney/Plant breeders’ rights Attorney in Lithuania
We offer all range of IP services in Lithuania that clients need, including advise on trademark and patent registration in Lithuania, appeal and oppositions, licenses, copyrights, trade secrets etc. We advise on all aspects of filing requirements, obtaining, monitoring, enforcing, exploiting intellectual property rights in Lithuania as well as provide ancillary services like legal translation. We do every possible effort in order to streamline the process for our clients who enjoy our straight forward approach and flexible working practices.
Clients turn to us for our IP advise in Lithuania for many reasons among which simplicity of service, transparent costs, quality, flexibility and expertise can be pointed out.
We also provided assistance with regard to many cases related to overcoming provisional refusals in Lithuania against international applications filed through the WIPO’s Madrid System as well as successfully represented our clients on cancellation procedures in Lithuania.
We have extensive experience in entering trademarks into the Lithuanian Customs Register. Owners are entitled to enter their trademarks into the Customs Register upon an application to the customs authorities. This helps prevent counterfeits entering the country, as well as “parallel imports”. Thus, recording trademarks with the Lithuanian Customs Register is a highly recommended step which ensures better protection of trademark owners’ rights.
We provide services to conduct regular monitoring of trademarks in Lithuania in order to discover attempts of registration of trademarks or designations similar to them by other persons. The regular monitoring includes on-line monitoring, sending cease and desist letters, out-of-court negotiations in Lithuania.
Trademarks fulfil their function of indicating the commercial origin of goods or services and symbols of the goodwill of their owner not only when they are actually used on or for goods or services, but also when they are used in advertising. The use of trademarks in advertising in Lithuania requires an understanding of trademark law and the nuances involved. Their misuse in advertising can lead to legal complications. We partner with our clients to ensure compliance with local laws and, when necessary, provide assistance to defend our clients’ rights.
We help our clients to conduct IP due diligence and audits in Lithuania . In particular, we can identify and assess existing or potential issues relating to the intellectual property which clients find to be extremely useful in accurately valuing the deal.
If you wish to protect your IP rights in Lithuania and would like to get more information about IPR protection in this jurisdiction please get in touch with us.
Efendi Law &IP is the IP firm of choice for many international IP attorneys and businesses around the world who appreciate our dedication to client-focused flexible working practices.
Throughout the past years we helped our clients to enforce their patents along with trade mark and design registrations. We successfully defended interests of our clients at the Courts and assisted in obtaining full protection of their IPRs in Lithuania.
Our recent experience
– Advising the leading regional alcohol&beverages producer on protection of its intellectual property rights against the infringers as well as preparing a strategy of overcoming potential litigation claims related to non-use trademark actions in Lithuania; drafting written arguments against the claim filed by the infringers; representing the client and drafting dispute settlement agreement signed between the parties;
– Advising the leading fashion brand producers on protection measures against the infringers; Monitoring marketplace and advising on maintenance, post-registration procedures and trademark renewal;
– Representing clients in connection with trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Appeal Board.
General information
Area: 65,300 sq. km.
Population: 2, 885, 891
Capital: Vilnius.
Language: Lithuanian.
Currency: Euro.