VI.A Payment of renewal fees

Appendix I Fees Law

(a) The day of the patent year preceding the patent year for which the renewal fee is due (the patent years starting on the anniversary of the date of filing)

(b) n/a

(c) Payment may not be made more than 2 months before due date.

Fees Law
Art. 36(4) PL

(a) 6 months from due date

(b) 50%

Art. 36(5) PL

(a) Yes

(b) after the due date

Art. 36(5) PL

(a) Yes (request fee: EUR 173)

(b) Within two months of removal of the cause of non-compliance with the time limit or within 12 months of expiry of the non-observed time limit or, in cases of non-compliance with the time limit for payment of renewal fees, within 12 months of expiry of the grace period prescribed in Article 5bis of the Paris Convention, whichever period ends earlier.

Art. 33 PL
Fees Law

(a) and (c) Yes

Legal or natural persons who have no residence, permanent place of business, registered branch or representative office in Lithuania, in the EEA or in an EPC con­tracting state must appoint a patent attorney who has been entered on the List of Patent Attorneys of Lithuania.

(b) n/a

Entry in a database of European patents

Publication in the official bulletin

Online at vpb.lrv.lt

Art. 29 PL