Annual Technical Report 2004 on Trademark Information Activities submitted by Lithuania (SCIT/ATR/TM/2004/LT)
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I. Evolution of registration activities
Application filings and registrations in 2004:
2564 applications filed direct with the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (SPB), from which 77.7% applications originating in Lithuania (including 76 international applications);
1502 trademarks registered;
4870 notifications to extend protection of international registrations to Lithuania received;
4684 positive decisions to grant international trademark protection in Lithuania made.
Compared with 2003 the number of:
filings direct with the SPB decreased by 8.0%;
filings originating in Lithuania increased by 6.5%;
Lithuanian trademark registrations increased by 45.0%;
international registration extensions decreased by 17.4%;
positive decisions to grant international protection in Lithuania increased by 4.4%.
Lithuania, United States of America and Germany are the leading countries of origin as reflected in filings in 2004.
II. Matters concerning the generation, reproduction, and distribution of secondary sources of trademark information, i.e., trademark gazettes
The Official Gazette on Inventions, Designs, Trademarks announcements published in 2004 on the trademark registrations:
”FG9Y Registrations published in accordance with Article 16 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
”MF9Y Registrations invalidated in accordance with Article 18 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
Registrations left valid by court
“PD9Y, TC9Y, TH9Y Changes in the Register on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with Article 23 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“PA9T Replacement of national registration by international registration in accordance with Article 33 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“MK9Y Expiration of registration of the mark in accordance with Article 36 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“ND9Y Renewal of registration of the mark in accordance with Article 36 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“MM9Y Registrations lapsed in accordance with Article 24 and Article 36 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“PC9Y Transfer of registration of the mark in accordance with Article 43 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“QB9Y Licensing (sublicensing) in accordance with Article 44 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“QC9Y Licensing (sublicensing) contracts removed from the Register in accordance with Article 44 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
”MG9Y Registrations invalidated in accordance with Article 46 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“MA9Y Registrations removed from the Register in accordance with Article 24 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“RC9Y Pledging of the mark in accordance with Article 45 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“RD9Y Attachment of the Registrations in accordance with Article 45 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“TK9Y Rectifications”;
“MF9T Invalidation of international registration extension to the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with Article 34 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“QB9T Licensing (sublicensing) by holder of international registration of the mark in accordance with Article 34 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”;
“CZ9Y Decisions adopted by the Division of Appeals of the State Patent Bureau in accordance with Article 18 of the Law on Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania”.
Sections of the Official Gazette are coded in accordance with WIPO Standard ST.17.
The Official Gazette was prepared using DTP tools, printed and might be obtained at Lithuanian Technical Library (LTL).
The data of the Register of Trademarks of the Republic of Lithuania and data on applications filed were also available on SPB website (http://www.vpb.gov.lt).
III. Matters concerning classifying, reclassifying and indexing of trademark information
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During the year 2004 the replies of the Lithuanian party to SCIT Circulars were directed to WIPO and the formats of the publication and exchange of the Lithuanian industrial property data based on WIPO standards were determined.
In 2004, Lithuanian industrial property statistical data were submitted to WIPO to be published in its publication “Industrial Property Statistics”.