立陶宛智慧財產權法

Intellectual Property Law of Lithuania

1990年立陶宛脫離蘇聯後，這個東歐小國面臨重建智慧財產權保護體系的難題。1992年，立陶宛組建了國家智慧財產權保護機構－－國家專利局，並以獨立國家的身份加入國際智慧財產權組織(WIPO)。在獨立後的第一個十年中，立陶宛先後頒佈了《商標與服務標識法》（1993年）、《專利法》（1994年）與《著作權與鄰接權法》（1999年）等涉及智慧財產權保護的一系列重要法律法規。進入21世紀後，為了籌備加入歐盟，立陶宛在智慧財產權領域不斷改進並引入了歐盟的相關立法。2004年5月1日，立陶宛加入歐盟，成為歐盟智慧財產權保護體系中的重要成員。過去數年間，歐盟為了鼓勵創新和激發區域內的經濟活力，大力促進智慧財產權立法改革。立陶宛作為歐盟成員國，也不斷完善本國的智慧財產權保護體系。其間，最顯著的成果是2004年第三次修訂的《著作權與鄰接權法》、2010年的新《專利法》和2012年第四次修訂的《商標法》。這三部法律不僅體現出立陶宛智慧財產權法的發展現狀，還反映了立陶宛如何轉化歐盟的智慧財產權立法。這些對於研究立陶宛和歐盟的智慧財產權法有一定的參考價值。

After the Lithuania's independence in 1990, this Eastern European Country was faced with difficulties of reconstruction of intellectual property protection system. In 1992 the Lithuania has established the first national intellectual property protection institute-- National Patent Bureau and joined the WIPO as independent country. During the first decade after independence, Lithuania has promulgated 'Trade and Service Marks Law' (l993), 'Patent Law' (1994),'Copyright and Related Rights Law' (1999) and others important acts concerning intellectual property protection. In the beginning of twenty first century, the Lithuania has introduced European Union intellectual property law. After May 1st of 2004, the Lithuania has became the member of the European Union and the member of intellectual property protection of the European Union. In recent years the reforms of the European Union in intellectual property field aim to encourage innovation and regional economic development. As the member ofthe European Union, the Lithuania is continuing to improve intellectual property protection, such as the 'Copyright and Related Rights Law' (2004, the third amendment), the new 'Patent Law' (2010) and the 'Trademark Law' (2012, the fourth amendment). These three acts reflect the current situation of intellectual property legislation in Lithuania and how Lithuania transfer the intellectual property legislation of European Union, which have a certain value for reference to study intel1ectual property law of Lithuania and the European Union.