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In 2020, at the beginning of the year, we switched to fully electronic communication with applicants, thus significantly improving the indicator “Services related to Trademarks and the maintenance of Design Registers provided within a maximum of 15 days. d., share ”- reached 99 percent result of electronic communication (2019 - 72%).

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Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and registrations with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes

In 2020 there the SPB preformed performed 3544 trademark examinations. That's 5 percent more than predicted.
It should be noted that in 2020, trademark applications were of better quality and found fewer shortcomings in the data of the applicants and the list of goods and services, therefor therefore 97 percent. (2019 - 92 percent) of examinations were finished in less than two days.

1771 national trademarks were registered in 2020, that's 4 percent more than planned. Protection was granted to 1232 international trademark registrations, 1 percent less than planned.

Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.

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Applicants are served on the SPB on a one-stop-shop basis, using all available means forms of information provision (service by telephone, e-mail and upon arrival at the SPB; provision of information on the SPB website). 2020 another was installed at the end applicant consultation method - remote video consultation via MS Teams program.

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New databases of invalidity and revocation applications have been created with convenient data search function;.

Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)

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  • Lecture on "Key Aspects of Trademark and Design Protection" (in collaboration with Business Lithuania; almost 400 participants from various business sectors);
  • Seminar “Strong brand in legal and marketing sense” (300 live viewers; target audience - business, marketing and marketing professionals).

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