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Main text(s) Main text(s) Lithuanian Patentų įstatymas 1994 m. sausio 18 d. Nr. I-372 (konsoliduota versija 2022-01-01)      English Patent Law No. I-372 of January 18, 1994     

Additional Text(s) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) WTO Notifications Coversheet (3 text(s)) English Patent Law No. I-372 of January 18, 1994 French Loi sur les brevets n° I-372 du 18 janvier 1994 Spanish Ley de Patentes N° I-372 de 18 de enero 1994

Legislation Implements (6 text(s)) Implements (6 text(s))

• Regulation (EU) No. 1257/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2012 implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (EU180)
• Regulation (EC) No. 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (EU050)
• Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (EU053)
• Directive No. 98/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 1998 on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions (EU036)
• Regulation (EC) No. 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (Official Journal of the EU L 198, 08/08/1996, p. 30) (EU091)
• Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1768/92 of 18 June 1992 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (EU013)

Supersedes (4 text(s)) Supersedes (4 text(s))

• Patent Law No. I-372 of January 18, 1994 (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2857 of April 21, 2020) (LT106)
• Patent Law No. I-372 of January 18, 1994 (as amended up to Law No. XIII-548 of June 29, 2017) (LT098)
• Patent Law No. I-372 of January 18, 1994 (as amended up to Law No. X-1119 of May 10, 2007) (LT047)
• Patent Law No. I-372 of January 18, 1994 (as amended up to Law No. IX-118 of December 21, 2000) (LT001)

Is amended by (7 text(s)) Is amended by (7 text(s))

• Law No. XIII-2734 of December 19, 2019, on Amendments to Section 47 of Patent Law No. I-372 (LT120)
• Law No. XIII-2857 of April 21, 2020, on Amendments to Article 6 of Law No. IX-352 on Fees for the Registration of Industrial Property Objects (LT104)
• Law No. XIII-2859 of April 21, 2020, on Amendments to Article 31 to Patent Law No. I-372 (LT108)
• Law No. XIII-548 of June 29, 2017, on Amendments to Articles 2 and 14 of Patent Law No. I-372  (LT109)
• Law No. XIII-548 of June 29, 2017, on Amendments to Articles 2 and 14 of the Patent Law No. I-372 (LT097)
• Law No. X-1119 of May 10, 2007, on Amendments and Supplements to Article 38^1, Article 59^2 and the Annex of the Patent Law (LT099)
• Law No. IX-118 of December 21, 2000, on Addition of Article 41^1 to the Patent Law (LT096)

Is implemented by (3 text(s)) Is implemented by (3 text(s))

• Order No 3R-51 of August 29, 2009, on the Approval of Form of Documents issued by the State Patent Bureau (LT069)
• Order No 3R-29 of April 24, 2006 Concerning the Approval of the Procedure for the Filing of European Patent Applications and for the Effects of European Patents in the Republic of Lithuania (LT070)
• Regulations No. IR/01/98 of December 2,1998 on the Submission, Expertise of Patent Applications and Issuance of Patent (LT062)

Treaties Relates to (3 records) Relates to (3 records)

• Paris Convention (March 20, 1883)
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 19, 1970)
• European Patent Convention (October 5, 1973)

WTO Document Reference

IP/N/1/LTU/5

IP/N/1/LTU/P/4