Process description
The request of the renewal of registration of designs
Renewal of registration of designs must submit the completed form, which includes:
1) a request for renewal of the design;
2) design, which are to be renewed, the registration number;
3) information enabling the unmistakable identification of the applicant;
4) a statement to which designs, where registration is subject to renewal of the complex.
Only one in a single submission may request the renewal of registration of designs.
When submitting an application for renewal of registration, a renewal fee for registration has to be paid.
If the deadline for submission is overdue and the design expires, at the request of the owner, the Patent Office grants an additional period of six months after the expiry of the validity period of renewal for renewal of the registration, and restores registration if the corresponding additional fee has been paid together with the renewal fee. Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 723 of 15 December 2015 "Pricelist of Pricing for Patent Office").
The power of attorney shall be annexed if submitted by an authorized person who has not previously represented the owner of the design. The original authorization must be submitted and, if the authorization relates to several submissions, a separate copy must be attached to each application. The power of attorney may be drawn up in a free form.Renewal of registration of designs and publication
If the application for renewal meet the requirements of regulatory enactments, the Patent Office shall take a decision regarding the renewal of registration of designs.
Information regarding the renewal of registration of designs shall include the National Register of Designs.
For information about the renewal of registration of designs shall be published in Official Gazette of the Patent Office.
The owner of the registration of designs shall issue extracts from the design Register regarding the renewal of registration; an extract shall be issued in paper or electronic format.
Laws and regulations:
Law on Industrial Property Institutions and Procedures
https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/275049-law-on-industrial-property-institu…
Law on Designs
https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/96620-law-on-designs
Procedures by which a Person Handling Registration or Post-registration Procedures shall Submit Documents to the Patent Office
https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/278583-procedures-by-which-a-person-handl…
Regulations Regarding the Sample Forms of the Registration Procedure of Designs and the Sample Registration Certificate Thereof
https://likumi.lv/ta/en/en/id/278833-regulations-regarding-the-sample-f…