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In 2020, at the beginning of the year, we switched to fully electronic communication with applicants, thus significantly improving the indicator “Services related to Trademarks and the maintenance of Design Registers provided within a maximum of 15 days. d., share ”- reached 99 percent result of electronic communication (2019 - 72%).
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Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and registrations with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
In 2020 there the SPB preformed performed 3544 trademark examinations. That's 5 percent more than predicted.
It should be noted that in 2020, trademark applications were of better quality and found fewer shortcomings in the data of the applicants and the list of goods and services, therefor therefore 97 percent. (2019 - 92 percent) of examinations were finished in less than two days.
1771 national trademarks were registered in 2020, that's 4 percent more than planned. Protection was granted to 1232 international trademark registrations, 1 percent less than planned.
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
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Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs
Applicants are served on the SPB on a one-stop-shop basis, using all available means forms of information provision (service by telephone, e-mail and upon arrival at the SPB; provision of information on the SPB website). In 2020 another form was installed at the end applicant consultation method - remote video consultation via MS Teams program.
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New databases of invalidity and revocation applications have been created with convenient data search function;.
Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)
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- Lecture on "Key Aspects of Trademark and Design Protection" (in collaboration with Business Lithuania; almost 400 participants from various business sectors);
Seminar “Strong brand in legal and marketing sense” (300 live viewers; target audience - business, marketing and marketing professionals).
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The SPB has joined the new ESINT and European Commission project "Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Fund", which aims to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), creating and using intellectual property and seeking to protect their trademarks or designs at national, regional or European Union level. Project will be implemented throughout 2021.
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