At the end of July, the patent world was shaken by two news: patents officially attributed to artificial intelligence (AI), called Dabus, were issued in South Africa and Australia. This comes after the European Patent Office (EPO) back in 2019 that AI could not be the author of an invention because it required legal personality. Read more
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When “Jingle Bells” is first heard in the mall, we know – it’s only about two months till Christmas. And those two months are full of Christmas music: it is played on TV commercials, an e-card that you just received and even the colleague’s phone has a “Last Christmas” tone. There is so much Christmas Read more
The Supreme Court of Lithuania recently examined the case of Ebro Foods S.A. against Eko Herba, UAB, and confirmed the old truth: a good trademark from a marketing point of view will not necessarily be a good trademark from a legal point of view. The dispute arose as to whether a tea trademark consisting of Read more
A trademark is protected only where it is registered, therefore if you plan to distribute your goods or services not only in Lithuania, it is recommended to also register your trademark in the countries where you plan to market them. The question then arises as to which method of trademark registration to choose: to register Read more
COVID-19 makes a huge impact on the world`s economy and to each and every business, and it is hard to accurately predict consequences. In situations like these the most pressing issues precedes everything else – the safety and welfare of employees, sufficient cash flow, securing new orders and execution of existing ones; and the safety Read more
The Withdrawal Agreement was finally concluded between the EU and the UK and the UK will leave the EU as from 1 February 2020. Every IP rights owner is worried how Brexit will affect the rights: will the earlier EU rights be further protected in the UK and vice versa? Unfortunately, it is still unclear. Read more
It is important for the founders of start-ups to devise a long-term development strategy for their new business, that should include the strategy for the implementation of protection of the intellectual property rights of the start-up as the necessary element, if not one of the first ones. Read more
Imagine a situation: you are registering a trademark, being used by you for a long time in many countries of the world, in China and … your application is rejected because your trademark has already been registered before in China, not on your behalf. Read more
The export goods and services of the Lithuanian companies is growing with each passing year, as well as the need to protect their trademarks in other markets. However, many entrepreneurs are now wondering whether a registration of one’s trademark transcribed only in Latin characters in another country would be able to protect it. Read more
On 23rd of June the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). The decision to leave the EU will have a significant effect on the IP market which in the UK has been governed by many EU Regulations and Directives, therefore the regulatory changes and new requirements are inevitable. Read more