Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No 1140 of 29 October 2008 Amending the Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No 325 of 18 March 2003 on the Establishment of the Design Register of the Republic of Lithuania and Approval of the Regulations of the Design Register of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette (Valstybės Žinios), No 132-5078).

      

      The Resolution extends the range of persons submitting data to the Design Register of the Republic of Lithuania. It sets forth that apart the applicants, owners of design and their representatives, data should also be provided to the Register by assignees of their rights, licensees, the International Bureau under the World Intellectual Property Organisation and courts. The Resolution also expands the list of data to be submitted to the Register with design elements the use of which is permitted by licences, the issue date of the design certificate and data of the international design registration indicating the Republic of Lithuania. The Resolution also indicates additional terms for the publication of a design, i.e. a possibility to postpone publication of a design until 30 months after submitting the application or, if a priority date is requested, from the priority date provided that a respective application has been submitted by the applicant or his representative.