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[MT] Nützliche Informationen zu den Ferienwohnungen

[MT] Der PCT-Anmelderleitfaden wird fast wöchentlich mit Informationen aktualisiert, die vom Internationalen Büro eingehen.

In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.

[MT] Liste der in diesem Dokument verwendeten Abkürzungen :

Office: State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

[MT] Liste der in diesem Dokument verwendeten Währungen :

EUR (Euro)

[MT] Länder und Büros Information :

The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.

[MT] Büroprofil

For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.

[MT] PCT Vorbehalte, Erklärungen, Notifizierungen und Unvereinbarkeiten

Rule 49ter.1(g)

Refer to the full list.

[MT] Büro Geschlossene Termine

The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday

Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

[MT] Internationale Phase

[MT] Anhang B - Angaben über Vertragsstaaten oder zwischenstaatliche Organisationen

[MT] Vertragsstaat :

Lithuania

[MT] Zwei-Buchstaben-Code :

LT

Litauen - Staatliches Patentamt der Republik Litauen

[MT] Name des Büros:

State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

Ort :

Kalvarijų g. 3
LT-09310 Vilnius
Lithuania

[MT] Postanschrift :

Same as above

[MT] Telefon :

(370-5) 278 02 50

[MT] E-Mail :

info@vpb.gov.lt

[MT] Website :

http://vpb.lrv.lt

[MT] Fax :

(370-5) 275 07 23

[MT] Nimmt das Amt die Einreichung von Unterlagen per Telefax oder auf ähnliche Weise an ( Regel 92.4 PCT )?

Nein

[MT] Würde das Amt bei Verlust oder Verspätung einen Nachweis über die Versendung eines Schriftstücks akzeptieren, wenn ein anderer Zustelldienst als die Postbehörden in Anspruch genommen wird ( Regel 82.1 PCT )?

Yes

[MT] Ist das Amt bereit, Anmeldern die Möglichkeit zu geben, Anmeldungen dem WIPO-Digitalzugangsdienst für Prioritätsdokumente ( DAS ) ( Regel 17.1 b - bis PCT ) zur Verfügung zu stellen?

More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.

Yes, the Office is prepared to allow applicants to make national applications filed in electronic form available to the WIPO DAS

[MT] Zuständiges(e) Anmeldeamt(e) für internationale Anmeldungen, die von Staatsangehörigen oder Einwohnern dieses Staates eingereicht werden:

EP

Europäisches Patentamt (EPA) - Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

,

IB

Internationales Büro der Weltorganisation für geistiges Eigentum - Internationales Büro der WIPO

,

LT

Litauen - Staatliches Patentamt der Republik Litauen

[MT] Beschränkt die nationale Gesetzgebung die Einreichung internationaler Anmeldungen bei ausländischen Ämtern?

Refer to the Office

[MT] Zuständige benannte ( oder gewählte ) Stelle (n ) für diesen Staat :

Refer to corresponding National Phase.

EP

Europäisches Patentamt (EPA) - Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

[MT] Arten des Schutzes, die über das PCT angeboten werden:

European patents

Payment methods accepted by the Office:

As RO:
Bank transfer.
Currency: EUR
Bank details:
Correspondent Bank: Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania.
Beneficiary's Bank: IBAN: LT714040063610000625, SWIFT: MFRLLT22.
Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania, Lukiskiu str. 2, 01512 Vilnius, Lithuania
Account holder: The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania

[MT] Verfügbarkeit nach nationalem Recht für eine internationale Typrecherche ( Artikel 15 PCT) :

None

[MT] Vorläufiger Schutz nach internationaler Veröffentlichung :

Designation made for the purposes of a European patent:

Provisional protection shall be effective in Lithuania as from the date on which the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania publishes the translation of the claims into Lithuanian (refer to Article 78 of the Patent Law of the Republic of Lithuania).

[MT] Informationen von Interesse, wenn dieser Vertragsstaat benannt ( oder gewählt ) wird

[MT] Gibt es besondere Bestimmungen für die Ablage von Mikroorganismen und anderem biologischem Material?

Nein

For a European patent

Refer to Annex B(EP)

[MT] Anhang C - Annahmestelle

[MT] Zuständige Empfangsstelle für Staatsangehörige und Einwohner von :

Lithuania

[MT] Sprache, in der internationale Anmeldungen eingereicht werden können:

If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (refer to Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).

English,

Lithuanian

[MT] Sprache, die für sprachabhängigen Freitext in der Reihenfolgenauflistung akzeptiert wird:

Same language as the international application (English or Lithuanian )

[MT] Sprache, in der der Antrag eingereicht werden kann:

English

Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:

3

[MT] Akzeptiert das Anmeldeamt die Einreichung internationaler Anmeldungen in elektronischer Form?

Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).

Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format.

For the relevant notifications by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 24 January 2013, pages 8 et seq., 13 September 2018, page 290, 11 November 2021, pages 190 et seq. 4 August 2022, page 207 and 20 November 2025, page 242.

Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing

Does the receiving Office accept the submission of pre-conversion documents and, if yes, in which format (Section 706 of the PCT Administrative Instructions)?

Yes, any format

Does the receiving Office accept incorporation by reference (PCT Rule 20.6)?

Yes

Does the receiving Office accept the submission of color drawings on an informal basis and transmit them to the International Bureau?

No, color photographs and color drawings are not accepted. The translation of the international application and any copy of drawings must comply with the physical requirements prescribed by the designated Office (PCT Rule 49.5(j)). Drawings shall be executed in durable, black, sufficiently dense and dark, uniformly thick and well-defined, lines and strokes without colorings.

[MT] Nimmt das Anmeldeamt Anträge auf Wiederherstellung des Prioritätsrechts an ( Regel 26bis.3 PCT )?

Yes, the Office applies the “due care” criterion to such requests

[MT] Zuständige internationale Recherchenbehörde :

EP

Europäisches Patentamt (EPA) - Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

,

XV

Visegrad-Patentinstitut - Visegrad-Patentinstitut (VPI)

[MT] Zuständige Behörde für die internationale vorläufige Prüfung :

XV

Visegrad-Patentinstitut - Visegrad-Patentinstitut (VPI)

EP

Europäisches Patentamt (EPA) - Europäisches Patentamt (EPA)

The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office or by the Visegrad Patent Institute.

Fees payable to the RO:

[MT] Übermittlungsgebühr :

92 EUR

[MT] Internationale Anmeldegebühr :

1,428 EUR

[MT] Gebühr pro Blatt über 30 :

16 EUR

[MT] Ermäßigungen ( unter Gebührentabelle, Posten 4 ) :

[MT] Elektronische Einreichung ( Antrag in Zeichenkodierung ) :

215 EUR

[MT] Elektronische Einreichung ( Antrag, Beschreibung, Ansprüche und Zusammenfassung in Zeichenkodierung ) :

322 EUR

[MT] Suchgebühr :

Refer to
Annex D(EP)
Annex D(XV)

[MT] Gebühr für Prioritätsdokument ( Regel 17.1 b) PCT) :

23 EUR

Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3(d)):

115 EUR

[MT] Ist ein Bevollmächtigter vom Anmeldeamt verlangt?

No, if the applicant resides in the EEA (European Economic Area)
Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident of the EEA

[MT] Wer kann als Agent agieren?

Any patent attorney registered to practice before the Office

[MT] Verzicht auf Vollmacht :

Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).

[MT] Hat das Amt auf die Vorlage einer gesonderten Vollmacht verzichtet?

Yes

Particular instances in which a separate power of attorney is required:

Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated in the request form at the time of filing

[MT] Hat das Amt auf die Vorlage einer Abschrift einer allgemeinen Vollmacht verzichtet?

Yes

Particular instances in which a copy of a general power of attorney is required:

Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated in the request form at the time of filing

Annex L - Deposits of Microorganisms and Other Biological Material

Requirements of designated and elected Offices

Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.

For a list of these institutions refer to:

http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf (and the detailed requirements for each institution at: https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html)

Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:

http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/

Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:

http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html

Time (if any) earlier than 16 months from priority date by which applicant must furnish:

— the indications prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii):

None

— any additional indications:

At the time of filing (as part of the application)

Additional indications (if any) which must be given besides those prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii) pursuant to notifications from the Office:

To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism

Additional information

Deposits may also be made for the purposes of patent procedure before the State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania with any depositary institution.

[MT] Nationale Phase

The Office closed the national route

Refer to National Chapter(EP)

Change(s) as of 1. Januar 2026
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[MT] Anhang C - Annahmestelle

[MT] Internationale Anmeldegebühr :

1,428 EUR

[MT] Elektronische Einreichung ( Antrag in Zeichenkodierung ) :

215 EUR

[MT] Elektronische Einreichung ( Antrag, Beschreibung, Ansprüche und Zusammenfassung in Zeichenkodierung ) :

322 EUR

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