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What is the trademark registration process in Lithuania?
Lithuanian trademark registration process is as follows

At present, the Lithuanian National Patent Office adopts the description of goods and services in the version of Nice Classification 1 1 and accepts many applications in one form. The elements that can be registered as trademarks in Lithuanian * * and People's Republic of China (PRC) are words, graphics, letters, numbers, three-dimensional signs, color combinations and so on.

If the applicant does not live in Lithuania (except for applicants from EU member States), he must entrust a special agent in his own country to handle it. The basic materials needed to register a trademark in Lithuania are:

1. logo;

2. Specific categories and goods/services;

3. The name and address of the applicant;

4. Power of attorney;

5. If the priority is declared, the priority certificate and the corresponding Lithuanian translation shall be provided.

The main process of Lithuanian trademark registration application is: application, acceptance, examination, approval, announcement and issuance.

The application will be accepted about 2 weeks after submission. The examiner will conduct formal examination and substantive examination of the application.

Formal review mainly examines whether the application requirements and confidential information meet the requirements; The substantive examination includes the distinctiveness of the trademark and whether it violates the prohibition clause.

If the examination fails, a notice of rejection will be issued and the applicant will be required to give a reply within the time limit specified in the notice of rejection.

After the registration is approved, an announcement will be made. The objection period is 3 months from the date of the announcement, and any interested party or prior right holder may raise an objection.