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Nov 20, 2012
Reda Žabolienė, Metida Law firm of Reda Žabolienė, Lithuania
Kristina Vilkienė, Metida Law firm of Reda Žabolienė, Lithuania

Recent Amendments on the Law of the Trade Marks in Lith...


Reda Žabolienė, Metida Law firm of Reda Žabolienė, Lithuania, Kristina Vilkienė, Metida Law firm of Reda Žabolienė, LithuaniaOn November 8, Lithuanian Parliament adopted amendments to the Law of Trade Marks. This may lead to some new changes effective from June 2013 related to a trademark registration that might lower the burden of applicants and proprietors of marks. Yet, although the filing of the applications and licensing procedures seem to become more streamlined and trademark protection is about to be extended and more accurately specified, not all of the procedures are likely to come to be uncomplicated.

According to the wording of the Law of Trade Marks, which is currently in force, a mark cannot consist of elements that are ineligible for registration as an independent mark. Nonetheless, it is very possible to find lots of examples of trademarks that contain customary elements or descriptive characters. Thus, the amendments adopted would guarantee  read more