Consolidated version from 25 April 2020   Unofficial translation  
 
 
 
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA  
LAW ON  
FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OBJECTS  
 
5 June 2001 No  IX-352 
Vilnius  
 
Article 1. Purpose of the Law  
This Law establish es the payment of fees for the registration of industrial property objects, 
i.e. patent  for an invention, a design, a topography of a semiconductor product, a trade mark, and 
the issue of documents related thereto , as well as for the extension of the term of validity of a patent 
for an invention, a design , a trade  mark.  
 
Article 2. Repealed as of 1 May 2018 
 
Article 3. Fees payers  
Fees for the registration of industrial property objects (hereinafter: ‘the fees’) shall be paid 
by natural and legal persons, except for the Bank of Lithuania, for the registration of industrial 
property objects and the issue of documents related thereto, as well as f or the extension of the term 
of validity of a patent for an invention, a design and a trade  mark . 
 
Article 4. Objects and rates of fees  
Fees shall be paid for the following:  
1) the patenting of an invention and the issue of documents related thereto, and the extension 
of the term of validity of a patent for the invention (Appendix 1);  
2) th e registration of a design and the issue of documents related thereto, and the extension 
of the term of validity of the design (Appendix 2);  
3) the registration of a topography of a semiconductor product and the issue of documents 
related thereto (Appendix 3);  
4) the registration of a trade  mark and the issue of documents related thereto, and the 
extension of the term of validity of the trade  mark (Appendix 4);  
5) Repealed as of 1 January 2004; 
6) Repealed as of 1 May 2018 . 
 
Article 5. Fee s reliefs  
In case of natural persons who patent inventions and register a design in their names, the 
amount of fees for the filing of an application, the issue of the patent, the registration and 
publication of the design and the issue of a registration certificate shall be re duced by 50 per cent.  
 
Article 6. Payment of fees  
1. Fees shall be paid in Euro, in the amount fixed on the day of payment, before performing 
the actions for which a respective fee is fixed, except for the cases specified by law where the fee 
can be paid afterwards.  
2. Fees for the extension of the term of validity of a patent for an invention, an industrial 
design and a trade  mark shall be paid:  
1) within the two last months of a current year of the term of validity of the patent for the 
invention;  
2) within the six last months of the term of validity of the design;  
3) within  the last six months of the term of validity of the trade  mark.  3. The fees for the extension of the term of validity  of a patent for an invention, a design and 
a trade  mark may be paid after the expiry of the term of payment set in points 1 -3 of paragraph 2 of 
this Article but not later than within six months. In such cases, the fees for extension o f the term of 
validity of a patent for an invention, a design and a trade mark  shall be increased by 50 per cent.  
4. The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as the “ The 
State Patent Bureau ”)  is responsible fo r the proper payment of fees.  
5. Fees shall be paid to the account for collecting budget revenue through a credit institution 
or any other payment accepting body in cash or by transferring the funds. The d ata of p ayment of 
the fees shall be provided to the State Patent Bureau in  accordance with the procedure laid down in 
legal acts.  
6. In the event of declaration of a state of emergency or a state -level situation of emergency 
or quarantine throughout the territory of the Republic of Lithuania and the resulting restrictions on 
free movement of persons or freedom of economic activities, the time limits for payment of the fees 
provided for herein shall be suspended. When the restrictions are re voked, the time limits for 
payment of the fees shall be resumed. Information on suspension and resumption of the time limits 
shall be published on the website of the State Patent Bureau.  
TAR note. The suspension of the time limits for payment of the fees r eferred to in paragraph 6 herein above shall be 
applicable to the time limits which have not expired before adoption of Resolution No 207 of the Government of the 
Republic of Lithuania of 14 March 2020 “On Declaring Quarantine on the Territory of the Repub lic of Lithuania” and 
the time limits which started after entry into force of the afore -mentioned resolution.  
Supplemented with the paragraph of this Article  
No XIII-2857 , 21 April 2020, published in the Register of Legal Acts (TAR), 24 April 2020 , ID code  2020 -08721  
 
Article 7. Fee refund  
1. Paid fees or a part thereof shall be refunded when:  
1) the amount of the fees paid exceeds the amount prescribed by this Law;  
2) after payment of the fees, the person fails to apply for the actions related to registration of 
industrial property objects, issue of documents related thereto as well as extension of the term of 
validity of a patent for an invention, a design, a trade mark;  
3) acceptance of an application, appeal, opposition, request or another document is refused 
because it does not meet the requirements established by legal acts regulating registr ation of 
industrial property objects;  
4) the application is withdrawn on the initiative of the applicant, the appeal, opposition or 
request for declaration of the mark invalid or revocation of the mark till the date of taking the 
decision as well as when the request provided for in the laws regulating registration of the industrial 
property objects is withdrawn till the date of carrying out the requested action  – 50 per cent of the 
paid fee;  
5) the State Patent Bureau takes a decision to refuse regist ration of the mark in respect of all 
or some of the goods and/or services in the cases set forth in Article 7(1) of the Republic of 
Lithuania Law on Trade Marks – 50 per cent of the paid fee .  
2. Fees shall be refunded if an app lication to refund them is submitted to a local tax 
administrator within the time limit set by the Law on Tax Administration.  
3. Fee overpayment shall be refunded to the payer by a local tax administrator in accordance 
with the procedure laid down in the L aw on Tax Administration, if the fee payer submits a 
motivated certificate issued by the State Patent Bureau, indicating the reasons for refunding the 
fees. 
 
Article 8. Control of fee s payment  
1. Payment of fees shall be controlled by a local tax administrator.  
2. If in the course of an inspection it is established that fees have been underpaid or have not 
been paid at all, the underpaid or whole amount shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in the Law on Tax Administration, be recovered  to the state budget from the State Patent Bureau, 
through the fault of which the fees have been underpaid or have not been paid at all.   
Article 9. Entering of fees into the state budget  
Fees shall be entered into the state budget.  
 
Article 10. Entry into  force of the Law  
This Law shall enter into force as of 1 July 2001.  
 
I promulgate this Law passed by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.  
 
 
 
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC  VALDAS ADAMKUS  
 Appendix 1  
to Republic of Lithuania  
Law No IX -352 
of 5 June 2001  
 
 
AMOUNT (IN EUROS) OF FEES FOR THE PATENTING OF AN INVENTION 
AND THE ISSUE OF DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO AND FOR THE EXTENSION 
OF THE TERM OF VALIDITY OF A PATENT FOR AN INVENTION  
 
 
1. For filing of a patent application (hereinafter  referred to as the 
“application ”) EUR 86  
1.1. For each claim in excess of 15  EUR 14  
2. For earlier publication of a patent application (when requested by an 
applicant)  EUR 34  
3. For publication of the translation of claims of a  European patent application  EUR 46  
3.1. For each claim of the European patent application in excess of 15  EUR 14  
4. For publication of the translation of claims of a European patent  EUR 46  
4.1. For each claim of the European patent in excess of 15  EUR 14  
5. For publication of the translation of amended claims of a European patent  EUR 34  
6. For granting of a patent  EUR 52  
7. For filing of an appeal  EUR 34  
8. For recording of changes in a patent application or the Register of Patents of 
the Republ ic of Lithuania  EUR 34  
9. For issue of a certified copy of an application  EUR 23  
10. For issue of an extract from the Register of Patents of the Republic of 
Lithuania  EUR 34  
11. For registration of the transfer of the right to a patent application or a 
patent  EUR 115  
12. For registration of a licence (sublicence) agreement  EUR 28  
13. For amending or filing of a declaration of priority  EUR 34  
14. For restoring the priority right in accordance with Article 23(1) of the 
Patent Law  EUR 115 
15. For restoring the priority right in accordance with Article 23(2) of the 
Patent Law  EUR 69  
16. For continuing of examination of an application  EUR 69  
17. For restoring the rights  EUR 173  
18. Annual fees for the validity of a patent in:   
18.1. the third year  EUR 81  
18.2. the fourth year  EUR 92  
18.3. the fifth year  EUR 115  
18.4. the sixth year  EUR 139  
18.5. the seventh year  EUR 162  
18.6. the eighth year  EUR 185  
18.7. the ninth year EUR 208  
18.8. the tenth year  EUR 231  
18.9. the eleventh year  EUR 289  
18.10. the twelfth year  EUR 289  
18.11. the thirteenth year  EUR 289  18.12. the fourteenth year  EUR 289  
18.13. the fifteenth year  EUR 289  
18.14. the sixteenth year  EUR 347  
18.15. the seventeenth year  EUR 347  
18.16. the eighteenth year  EUR 347  
18.17. the nineteenth year  EUR 347  
18.18. the twentieth year  EUR 347  
19. For filing of an application for a supplementary protection certificate  EUR 115  
20. Annual fees for the validity of a supplementary protection certificate in:   
20.1. the first year  EUR 347  
20.2. the second year  EUR 347  
20.3. the third year  EUR 347  
20.4. the fourth year  EUR 347  
20.5. the fifth year  EUR 347  
 
Note. An annual fee for the extension of the term of validity of a patent for an invention, 
paid upon the expiry of the time limit set in Article 6(2)(1) of this Law but not later than within six 
months, shall be increased by 50 per cent.  
An annual fee for the validity of a patent the owner of which, in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in the Paten Law, files a statement that he agrees to allow any person to use the 
invention as a licensee shall be reduced by 50 per cent.  Appendix 2  
to Republic of Lithuania  
Law No IX -352 
of 5 June 2001  
 
AMOUNT (IN EUROS) OF FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A DESIGN AND THE 
ISSUE OF DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO AND FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE 
TERM OF VALIDITY OF THE DESIGN  
 
1. For filing of an application to re gister a design (hereinafter  referred to as the 
“application ”) EUR 69  
1.1. For each additional  specimen of a  design in excess of 10  EUR 26  
2. For registration, publication and issue of a registration certificate  EUR 69  
3. For extension of the term of validity for:   
3.1. the second quinquennium  EUR 86  
3.2. the third quinquennium  EUR 115  
3.3. the fourth quinquennium  EUR 144  
3.4. the fifth quinquennium  EUR 173  
4. For recording of a change in an application or the Register of Designs of the 
Republic of Lithuania  EUR 34  
5. For filing of an appeal  EUR 34  
6. For filing of an opposition  EUR 92  
7. For registration of a design transfer agreement  EUR 115  
8. For registration of a design licence (sublicence) agreement  EUR 28  
9. For issue of an extract from the Register of Designs of the Republic of 
Lithuania  EUR 34  
10. For issue of a certified copy of an application  EUR 23  
11. For issue of a duplicate of a registration certificate  EUR 34  
12. For filing of an application to register a Community design through the 
State Patent Bureau  EUR 28  
13. For extension of the term established by the Republic of Lithuania Law on 
Designs  EUR 23  
14. For renewal of the missed term established by the Republic of Lithuania 
Law on Designs  EUR 34  
 
Note. A fee for the extension of the term of validity of registration of a design, paid upon the 
expiry of the time limit set in Article 6(2)(2) of this Law , but not later than within six months, shall 
be increased by 50 per cent.  
______________  Appendix 3  
to Republic of Lithuania  
Law No IX -352 
of 5 June 2001  
 
AMOUNT (IN EUROS) OF FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF TOPOGRAPHIES OF 
SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS AND THE ISSUE OF DOCUMENTS RELATED 
THERETO  
 
For filing of an application to register a topography of semiconductor products  – EUR 69. Appendix 4  
to Republic of Lithuania  
Law No IX-352 
of 5 June 2001  
 
AMOUNT (IN EUROS) OF FEES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A TRADE  MARK AND 
THE ISSUE OF DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO AND FOR THE EXTENSION OF 
THE TERM OF VALIDITY OF THE TRADE  MARK  
 
1. Fee for filing of an application to register a trade  mark (hereinafter 
referred to as the “application”)  EUR 180 
1.1. For each additional class of goods and/or services specified in the 
application  EUR 40 
2. Fee for filing of an application for registration of a certification mark or a 
collective mark  EUR 240 
2.1. For each additional class of goods and/or services specified in the 
application for registration of a certification mark or a collective mark  EUR 40 
3. Fee for urgent examination  EUR 150 
4. Fee for extension of the term of validity of a trade mark  EUR 180 
4.1. For each additional class of goods and/or services when extending the 
term of validity of the trade mark  EUR 40 
5. Fee for extension of the term of validity of a certification mark or a 
collective mark  EUR 240 
5.1. For each additional class of goods and/or services when extending the 
term of validity of the certification mark or the collective mark  EUR 40 
6. Fee for examination of an international application  EUR 70 
6.1. For each additional class of goods and/or services specified in the 
international application when filing an international application  EUR 40 
7. Fee for replacement of a national registration of a trade  mark with an 
international registration  EUR 80 
8. Fee for division of application or registra tion for each separate application 
or registration  EUR 90 
9. Fee for an appeal  EUR 60 
10. Fee for an opposition  EUR 160 
11. Fee for the application for declaring the registration invalid or revocation 
of the registration  EUR 180 
12. Fee for an application to extend the time limit established by the 
Republic of Lithuania Law on Trade Marks  EUR 30 
13. Fee for registration of the transfer of the right to a trade  mark that has 
been applied for or registered  EUR 80 
14. Fee for registration of a  licence (sublicence) agreement  EUR 50 
15. Fee for registration of a change in the application or the Register of EUR 60 Trade Marks of the Republic of Lithuania  
TAR note. The fees set out in Appendix 4 shall be paid for the actions carried out after entry into force of the law No  
XIII-1680,  except for the established case where the application for registration of a mark was fled before entry into 
force of this Law (1 January 2019); the fees for filing of the application for r egistration of a trade mark, registration of 
a trade mark, its publication and issuing of a registration certificate shall be paid at the rate applicable before entry 
into force of this Law. . 
 
 