Metida | Patents - Intellectual property registration and protection

INVENTION PATENTING SERVICES

Patent search

What is it?

To evaluate the main criteria – novelty, level of invention and industrial applicability – we conduct a patent search on a global scale. The search results reveal possible existing analogues of your invention. The search results allow you to decide whether it is worth patenting.

Why is this necessary?

You will find out whether the product you are developing is patentable. Considering analogues of your invention, it is possible to prepare a better description and create the most optimal protection strategy.

Duration

2-3 weeks

Drafting of patent application

What is it?

To file a patent application, you must describe the invention. There are various technical and legal requirements for its description. Our patent experts can prepare detailed and compliant invention drafts.

Why is this necessary?

To protect the invention by filing the patent application, you also require presenting the description. After you file the application, you can no longer make substantial changes. That is why it is one of the most responsible jobs associated with the invention patenting process.

Duration

4-6 weeks

Filing a patent application

What is it?

After preparing the description of the invention, it must be submitted to the patent office of the selected country together with other documents. We ensure that the entire patent application process runs smoothly.

Why is this necessary?

When applying, you record a priority date. From this date, the commercialization of the invention can begin.

Duration

1-2 days

Patenting process management

What is it?

After the application is submitted, the process of examining it begins. It includes a formal examination, substantive examination, expert inquiries, publication, and patent issuance.

Why is this necessary?

The patenting process for each invention is unique. Therefore, special attention is required, which we ensure along with constant supervision: we will inform you about the progress of patenting and expected actions.

Duration

2-4 years

Responses to office actions

What is it?

During the application examination, experts ask various questions about the patentable invention based on the requirements and criteria set by the Office of a specific country. We communicate with the experts of the Patent Office from a relevant country and answer all their inquiries.

Why is this necessary?

It is necessary to answer all inquiries from experts to obtain a patent. Our patent experts will provide all the required answers.

Payment of annual fees

What is it?

After the patent is issued (and sometimes during the application examination), it is necessary to pay annual fees (state levy) set by the Patent Office of a specific country.

Why is this necessary?

The fee payment procedure may vary from country to country, but they are usually paid for 20 years – the exact length of a patent being valid. We ensure that annual patent fees are paid correctly and, most importantly, on time. We warn you in advance about the upcoming annual fee payment deadline.

Deadline

Yearly

Extending invention protection

What is it?

After filing a priority application, the owner can extend their invention protection to other countries or regions.

Why is this necessary?

The patent has a territorial principle of validity. To commercialize your invention in other countries, you require broader protection. We help you make the most optimal decision for the strategic development of your invention protection.

Consulting about funding opportunities

What is it?

Some countries, including Lithuania, provide financial support to cover patenting costs. We introduce inventors to the support options and help them choose the most optimal way of compensating costs.

Why is this necessary?

The cost of a patent depends on many factors and varies from country to country. It can be quite expensive, especially if you want to protect the invention in more than one market. Therefore, we are looking for ways to reduce the financial burden of patenting.

Patent search

Drafting of patent application

Filing a patent application

Patenting process management

Responses to office actions

Payment of annual fees

Extending invention protection

Consulting about funding opportunities

National

European

International

National

The protection of a nationally patented invention is valid in a specific country (e.g. Lithuania) under national law. The holder of a national patent shall enjoy exclusive rights prohibiting any third party from using the invention for commercial purposes in that country.

European

The protection of a European patented invention is valid in selected European countries. An applicant is entitled to obtain a patent valid in several countries by filing a single application with the European Patent Office. When this office issues a European patent, it is extended to the countries of the applicant’s choice that are party to the European Patent Convention. The European patent provides access to patent protection in as many as 40 countries. This is a simpler and cheaper way to obtain protection for an invention if the applicant seeks it in at least four European countries. The holder of a European patent shall enjoy exclusive rights prohibiting any third party from using the invention for commercial purposes in selected foreign markets.

Member states of the European Patent Convention

Albanija

Austrija

Belgija

Bulgarija

Šveicarija

Kipras

Čekija

Vokietija

Danija

Estija

Ispanija

Suomija

Prancūzija

Didžioji Britanija

Graikija

Kroatija

Vengrija

Airija

Islandija

Italija

Lichtenšteinas

Liuksemburgas

Lietuva

Latvija

Monakas

Šiaurės Makedonija

Malta

Nyderlandai

Norvegija

Lenkija

Portugalija

Rumunija

Serbija

Švedija

Slovėnija

Slovakija

San Marinas

Turkija

International

Filing of International patent application according to Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) gives the opportunity to extent the protection of the invention to many (around 150) countries. during longer period of time (in many cases till 30-31 months from the priority date). Also, during the International phase, the applicant receives the Search Report with Written Opinion which gives possibility to understand what are chances to patent this invention further.

Patent Cooperation Treaty Contracting States

Jungtiniai Arabų Emyratai

Antigva ir Barbuda

Albanija

Armėnija

Angola

Afrikos regioninė intelektinės nuosavybės organizacija

Austrija

Australija

Azerbaidžanas

Bosnija ir Hercegovina

Barbadosas

Bulgarija

Bahreinas

Brunėjaus Darusalamas

Brazilija

Botsvana

Baltarusija

Belizas

Kanada

Šveicarija

Čilė

Kinija

Kolumbija

Kosta Rika

Kuba

Čekija

Vokietija

Džibutis

Danija

Dominika

Dominikos Respublika

Alžyras

Eurazijos patentų organizacija

Ekvadoras

Estija

Egiptas

Europos patentų organizacija

Ispanija

Suomija

Jungtinė Karalystė

Grenada

Gruzija

Gana

Gambija

Gvatemala

Hondūras

Kroatija

Vengrija

Indonezija

Izraelis

Indija

Iranas

Islandija

Jordanija

Japonija

Kenija

Kirgizija

Kombodža

Sent Kitsas ir Nevis

Šiaurės Korėja

Pietų Korėja

Kuveitas

Kazachstanas

Laosas

Sent Lusija

Šri Lanka

Liberija

Lesotas

Liuksemburgas

Libija

Marokas

Moldavija

Juodkalnija

Madagaskaras

Šiaurės Makedonija

Mongolija

Malavis

Meksikas

Malaizija

Mozambikas

Namibija

Nigerija

Nikaragva

Norvegija

Naujoji Zelandija

Afrikos regioninė intelektinės nuosavybės organizacija

Omanas

Panama

Peru

Papua Naujoji Gvinėja

Filipinai

Poland

Portugalija

Kataras

Rumunija

Serbija

Rusija

Ruanda

Saudo Arabija

Seišeliai

Sudanas

Švedija

Singapūras

Slovakija

Siera Leonė

San Tomė ir Prinsipė

Salvadoras

Sirija

Tailandas

Tadžikistanas

Turkmėnistanas

Tunisas

Turkija

Trinidadas ir Tobagas

Tanzanija

Ukraina

Uganda

Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos

Uzbekistanas

Sent Vinsentas ir Grenadinai

Vietnamas

Samoa

Pietų Afrika

Zambija

Zimbabvė

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