TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 19-226

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SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and LITHUANIA

Signed at Vilnius June 25, 2018 

with

Annexes
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 LITHUANIA

 Scientific and Technological Cooperation

 Agreement signed at Vilnius June 25, 2018;

 Entered into force February 26, 2019.

 With annexes.
AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA 

FOR 

COOPERATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION 

The Government ofthe United States of America and the Government of the Republic of · 

Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"); 

Convinced that international cooperation in science, technology and innovation will 

strengthen the bonds of friendship and understanding between their peoples and will 

advance the state of science, technology and innovation to the benefit ofboth countries; 

Recognizing the successful scientific and technological cooperation which developed 

between the two countries under the Agreement between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for Scientific and 

Technological Cooperation signed at Vilnius, Lithuania on June 22, 2009; and 

Desiring to continue dynamic and effective international cooperation among the full array 

of scientific organizations and individual scientists in the two countries and the Baltic 

region; 

Have agreed as follows: 

Article 1 

1. The Parties shall develop, support and facilitate cooperation in science, technology and 

innovation between their two countries based on shared responsibilities· and equitable 

contributions and benefits, commensurate with the Parties' respective scientific, 

technological, and innovation strengths and resources. Such cooperation may cover basic 

research, applied research, development works and innovation activities. 

2. Cooperative activities under this Agreement may be carried out in the form of 

coordinated programs and joint research projects; joint scientific workshops, conferences 

and symposia; exchange of scientific and technological information and documentation in 

the context of cooperative activities; exchange of scientists, specialists, and researchers; 

exchange or sharing of equipment or materials; exchange of data; and other forms of 

cooperation in science, technology and innovation as may be agreed. 
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Artiele2 

Cooperation in science, technology and innovation pursuant to this Agreement shall be 

subject to the laws and regulations in force in the United States of America and the 

Republic of Lithuania and to the availability of personnel and appropriated financial 

resources. 

Article 3 

1. The Parties shall encourage and facilitate the development of direct contacts and 

cooperation between competent governmental authorities, universities, research 

institutions, private sector companies and other entities of the two countries. 

2. Competent government authorities of the two Parties may conclude under this 

Agreement implementing agreements and other arrangements, as appropriate, in specific 

areas of science, technology and innovation. These implementing arrangements shall 

· cover, as appropriate, topics of cooperation in science, including medicine and public 

health, technology and innovation, procedures for transfer of data and technology, and 

transfer and use of equipment, materials, including human biological specimens, 

environmental and other samples, and funds, and other relevant issues. 

3. The provisions of this Agreement shall not prejudice other existing arrangements for 

cooperation in science, technology and innovation between competent governmental 

authorities in the United States of America and in the Republic of Lithuania. 

Article 4 

1. Each Party shall facilitate, in accordance with its laws and regulations, prompt and 

efficient entry into and exit from its territory of appropriate personnel and equipment of 

the other Party, engaged in or used in projects and programs under this Agreement. 

2. Each Party shall facilitate, in accordance with its laws and regulations, prompt and 

efficient access of persons of the other Party participating in cooperative activities under 

this Agreement to its relevant geographic areas, data, materials, institutions, and individual 

scientists, specialists and researchers as needed to carry out those activities. 

3. Each Party shall follow the laws and regulations in force in the territory ofthe Parties in 

relation to customs duties applicable to materials and equipment intended for the 

implementation ofthis Agreement. 

4. The Parties do not foresee the provision offoreign assistance under this Agree111e11t If 

they decide otherwise with respect to a particular activity, the relevant implementing 

arrangement would need to be consistent with the requirements of the laws of the United 

States of America and the Republic of Lithuania that regulate activities related to foreign 

assistance. 
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Article S 

Provisions for the protection and distribution ofintellectual property created or furnished 

in the course of cooperative activities under this Agreement are set forth in Annex 1. 

Provisions for security ofinformation and transfer oftechnology are set forth in Annex 2. 

Annexes· 1 and 2 constitute integral parts ofthis Agreement. 

Article 6 

Scientific and technological information of a nonproprietary nature derived from the 

cooperative activities under this Agreement shall be made available on a full and open 

basis, unless otherwise agreed in writing in implementing arrangements pursuant to Article 

3, to the world scientific community through customary channels and in accordance with 

Article 5 and the applicable laws and regulations ofthe United States of America and the 

Republic ofLithuania. 

Article 7 

Scientists, technical experts, agencies, and institutions of third countries or international 

organizations may be invited, upon consent ofboth Parties, to participate in activities being 

carried out under this Agreement. The cost of such participation shall be borne by the 

invited party unless both Parties agree otherwise in writing. 

Article 8 

1. The Parties agree to consult periodically and at the request of either Party concerning 

the implementation ofthe Agreement and the development oftheir. cooperation in science, 

including public health and medicine, technology and innovation. 

2. The Executive Agents responsible for the implementation of the provisions of this 

Agreement shall be the Department of State of the United States of America and the 

Ministry ofEducation and Science ofthe Republic ofLithuania. 

Article9 

In the event that differences arise between the Parties with regard to the interpretation or 

application ofthe provisions ofthis Agreement, the Parties shall resolve them by means of 

negotiations and consultations. 

Article 10 

1. This Agreement shall enter into force when the Parties notify each other, through 

diplomatic channels, ofthe completion oftheir respective internal requirements necessary 

for the entry into force ofthis Agreement. The date of last notification shall be deemed to 

be the date of entry into force ofthis Agreement. 
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2. The Agreement may be amended by mutual written agreement of the Parties. Any 

amendment to this Agreement shall enter into force when the Parties notify each other, 

through diplomatic channels, of the completion of their respective internal requirements 

necessary for the entry into force ofthe amendment. The date of last notification shall be 

deemed to be the date of entry into force ofthat amendment. 

3. This Agreement shall remain in force for ten (10) years and shall be automatically 

extended thereafter for successive periods offive (5) years unless either Party notifies the 

other in writing ofits intention to terminate this Agreement at least six ( 6) months before . . it is due to expire. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, the termination of this 

Agreement shall not affect the completion of any cooperative activity undertaken under 

this Agreement and not fully completed at the time ofthe termination ofthis Agreement. 

Done at i~.\) ,in duplicate, J-~l1, ~ h'.!t, j.O I~ ,in the 

English and Lithuanian languages, each text being equally authentic. . 

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA: 
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Agreement between the 

Government of the United States of America 

and the Government of the Republic ofLithuania 

for Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation 

Annex 1 

Intellectual Property Rights 

I. General Obligation 

1. The Parties shall ensure adequate and effective protection of intellectual property created or 

furnished under this Agreement and relevant implementing arrangements. Rights to such 

intellectual property shall be allocated as provided in this Annex. 

II. Scope 

2. This Annex is applicable to all cooperative activities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement, 

except as otherwise specifically agreed by the Parties or their designees. 

3. For purposes ofthis Agreement, "intellectual property" shall mean the subject matter listed in 

Article 2 of the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, done at 

Stockholm, July 14, 1967 and may include other subject matter as agreed by the Parties. 

4. Each Party shall ensure, through contracts or other legal means with its own participants, if 

necessary, that the other Party can obtain the rights to intellectual property allocated in1 

accordance with this Annex. This Annex does not otherwise alter or prejudice the allocation 

between a Party and its participants, which shall be determined by that Party's laws and practices. 

5. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, disputes concerning intellectual property 

arising under this Agreement shall be resolved through discussions between the concerned 

participating institutions, or~ ifnecessary, the Parties or their designees. Upon mutual agreement 

of the Parties, a dispute shall be submitted to an arbitral tribunal for binding arbitration in 

accordance with the applicable rules of international law. Unless the Parties or their designees 

agree otherwise in writing, the arbitration rules of the United Nations Commission on 

International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) shall govern. 

6. Termination or expiration of this Agreement shall not affect rights or obligations under this 

Annex. 

III. Allocation ofRights 

7. Each Party shall be entitled to a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free license to 

translate, reproduce, and publicly distribute monographs, scientific and technical journal articles, 

reports, and books directly arising from cooperation under this Agreement. All publicly 
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distributed copies ofa copyrighted work prepared under this Agreement shall indicate the names 

ofthe authors ofthe work unless an author explicitly declines to be named. 

8. Rights to all forms of intellectual property, other than those rights described in paragraph 7 

above, shall be allocated as follows: 

8.1. Prior to participation in cooperative .activities under this Agreement by a visiting researcher, 

the host Party or its designee and the Party or its designee employing or sponsoring the visiting 

researcher may discuss and determine the allocation ofrights to any intellectual property created 

by the visiting researcher. Absent such a determination, visiting researchers shall receive rights, 

awards, bonuses and royalties in accordance with the policies ofthe host institution. For purposes 

ofthis Agreement, a visiting researcher is a researcher visiting an institution of the other Party 

(host institution) and engaged in work planned solely by the host institution. 

8.2. Any intellectual property created by persons employed or sponsored by one Party under 

cooperative activities other than those covered by Paragraph 8.1. shall be owned by that Party. 

Intellectual property created by persons employed or sponsored by both Parties shall be jointly 

owned by the Parties. In addition, each creator shall be entitled to awards, bonuses and royalties 

in accordance with the policies ofthe institution employing or sponsoring that creator. 

8.3. Unless otherwise agreed in an implementing or other arrangement, each Party shall have 

within its territory a right to exploit and allow others to exploit intellectual property created in 

the course ofthe cooperative activities. 

8.4. The rights of a Party outside its territory shall be determined by mutual agreement 

considering, for example, the relative contributions ofthe Parties and their participants to the 

cooperative activities, the degree of commitment in obtaining legal protection and licensing of 

the intellectual property and such other factors deemed appropriate. 

8.5. Notwithstanding paragraphs 8.2. and 8.3. above, if either Party believes that a particular 

project is likely to lead to or has led to the creation ofintellectual property not protected by the 

laws ofthe other Party, the Parties shall immediately hold discussions to determine the allocation 

ofrights to the intellectual property. If an agreement cannot be reached within three months of 

the date of the initiation of the discussions, cooperation on the project in question shall be 

. terminated at the request of either Party. Creators of intellectual property shall nonetheless be 

entitled to awards, bonuses and royalties as provided in paragraph 8.2. 

8.6. For each invention made under any cooperative activity, the Party employing or sponsoring 

the inventor(s) shall disclose the invention promptly to the other Party together with any 

documentation and information necessary to enable the other Party to establish any rights to 

which it may be entitled. Either Party may ask the other Party in writing to delay publication or 

public disclosure ofsuch documentation or information for the purpose ofprotecting its rights in 

the invention. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the delay shall not exceed a period of six 

months from the date ofdisclosure by the inventing Party to the other Party. 
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IV. Business Confidential Infonnation 

9. In the event that infonnation identified in a timely fashion as business-confidential is furnished 

or created under this Agreement, each Party and its participants shall protect such infonnation in 

accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and administrative practices. Information may be 

identified as "business-confidential" if a person having the information may derive an economic 

benefit from it or may obtain a competitive advantage over those who do not have it, and the 

infonnation is not generally known or publicly available from other sources, and the owner has 

not previously made the information available without imposing in a timely manner an obligation 

to keep it confidentiaL 
Agreement between the 

Government of the United States ofAmerica 

and the Govel"nment of the Republic of Lithuania 

for Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation 

Annex2 

Security Obligations 

I. Protection ofInformatiQn 

Both Parties agree that no information or equipment requiring protection in the interests of 

national defense or foreign relations ofeither Party and classified in accordance with applicable 

national laws and regulations shall be provided under this Agreement. In the event that 

information or equipment that is known or believed to require such protection is identified in 

the course of cooperative activities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement, it shall be brought 

immediately to the attention ofthe appropriate officials and the Parties shall consult concerning 

the need for and level of appropriate protection to be accorded such information or equipment. 

II. Technology Transfer 

The transfer of unclassified export-controlled information and equipment between the Parties 

under. this Agreement shall be in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of each 

Party to prevent the unauthorized transfer or retransfer of such information and equipment 

provided or produced under this Agreement. If either Party deems necessary, detailed 

provisions for the prevention of unauthorized transfer or retransfer of such information or 

equipment shall be. incorporated into ·the contracts or implementing arrangements under this 

Agreement. 
JUNGTINIV AMERIKOS V ALSTIJV VYRIAUSYBES 

IR 

LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBES 

SUSITARIMAS 

DEL BENDRADARBIAVIMO 

MOKSLO, TECHNOLOGIJV IR INOVACIJV SRITYJE 

Jungtini1J Amerikos Valstij1J Vyriausybe ir Lietuvos RespublikosVyriausybe, toliau 

-Salys, · 

jsitikinusios, kad tarptautinis bendradarbiavimas mokslo, technologij\J ir inovacij1J 

srityje sustiprins abiej1J tau!lJ draugystes rysius ir padidins tarpusavio supratimq, taip pat 

pades siekti abiem valstybems naudingos mokslo, technologij1J ir inovacij1J pazangos; 

pripazindamos sekmingij abiej1J valstybi1J bendradarbiavimij mokslo ir techn0Iogij1J 

srityje pagal 2009 m. birzelio 22 d. Vilniuje pasiras~ Jungtini1J Amerikos Valstij1J 

Vyriausybes ir Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybes susitarimij del bendradarbiavimo 

mokslo ir technologij1J srityje; ir 

siekdamos t<tsti dinamiskq ir veiksmin~ tarptautinj jvairi1J mokslo organizacij1J ir 

atskirq mokslininla.J bendradarbiaviml:l abiejose valstybese ir Baltijos juros regione, 

s us it are: 

1 straipsnis 

1. Salys pletoja ir remia abiejq valstybi1J tarpusavio bendradarbiaviml:l mokslo, 

technologijq ir inovacijq srityje, kuris grindziamas abipusiais jsipareigojimais, 

lygiaverciais jnasais ir nauda, atitinkanciais Saliq mokslo, technologijq ir inovacijq 

pajegumus bei isteklius, ir sudaro jam palankias s~ygas. Toks bendradarbiavimas gali 

apimti fundamentinius mokslinius tyrimus, taikomajq moksliniq tyrimq ir eksperimentines 

pletros darbus ir inovacijq veiklq. 

2. Bendradarbiavimo veikla pagal sj Susitarimq gali biiti vykdoma jgyvendinant 

suderintas programas ir bendrus mokslini1J tyrimq projektus; rengiant bend.ms mokslinius 

seminarus, konferencijas ir simpoziumus; keiciantis moksline ir technologine informacija 

bei dokumentais bendradarbiavimo veiklos srityse; vykdant mokslininkq, specialis!lJ ir 

tyrejq mainus; keiciantis arba dalijantis jranga ar medziagomis; keiciantis duomenimis; 

taip pat kitais bendradarbiavimo mokslo, technologiJq ir inovaciJq srityje budais, del kuriq 

gali biiti susitarta. 
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2 straipsnis 

Bendradarbiavimas mokslo, technologijq ir inovacijq srityje pagal sj Susitarimi:i 

vyksta vadovaujantis Jungtinese Amerikos V alstijose ir Lietuvos Respublikoje 

galiojanciais jstatymais bei kitais teises ak:tais ir atsizvelgiant j turimus personalo ir tam 

skirtus fmansinius isteklius. 

3 straipsnis 

1. Salys skatina abiejq valstybiq kompetentingq valstybes institucijq, universitetq, 

moksliniq tyrimq institucijq, privataus sektoriaus bendroviq ir kitq subjektq tiesioginius 

rysius ir bendradarbiavimo pletri:i ir sudaro tam palankias sl:llygas. 

2. Abiejq Saliq kompetentingos valstybes institucijos pagal sj Susitarimq gali 

sud.aryti atitinkamus jgyvendinimo ar kitus susitarimus konkreciose mokslo, technologijq 

ir inovacijq srityse. Tokie jgyvendinimo susitarimai atitinkamai apima bendradarbiavimo 

mokslo, jskaitant medicini:i ir visuomenes sveika'tl:l, technologijq ir inovacijq srityse temas, 

duomenq ir technologijq perdavimo tvarkq, taip pat jrangos, medziagq, jskaitant zmogaus 

biologinius eminius, aplinkos ir kitus meginius, ir lesq perdavimo ir naudojimo tvarkl:l, taip 

pat kitus susijusius klausimus . 

. 3. Sio Susitarimo nuostatos neturi jtakos kitierils galiojantiems Jungtiniq Amerikos 

Valstijq ir Lietuvos Respublikos kompetentingq valstybes institucijq susitarimams del 

bendradarbiavimo mokslo, technologijq ir inovacijq srityje. 

4 straipsnis 

1. Kiekviena Salis pagal savo jstatymus ir kitus teises aktus sudaro palankias 

sl:llygas greitai ir veiksmingai atvykti isavo valstybes teritoriji:i ir isvykti is jos kitos Salies 

atitinkamam personalui ir jsive~i ar isve~i kitos Salies atitinkamq jranglJ, kai tai susij4r su 

jq dalyvavimu ar naudojimu projektuose ir programose, jgyvendinamuose pagal si 

Susitarimq. 

2. Kiekviena Salis pagal savo jstatymus ir kitus teises aktus sudaro palankias 

sl:llygas 'kitos Salies asmenims, dalyvaujantiems bendradarbiavimo veikloje pagal sj 

Susitarimq, greitai ir veiksmingai patekti i atitinkamas geografines vietoves, gauti 

atitinkamq duomenq, medtiagq, apsilankyti institucijose ir susitikti su atskirais 

mokslininkais, specialistais ir tyrejais; kiek tai butina siai veiklai vykdyti. 

3. Kiekviena Salis vadovaujasi Saliq valstybiq teritorijose galiojanciais jstatymais 

ir kitais teises ak:tais del muito mokesciq taikymo ivefamoms medziagoms ir jrangai, 

skirtiems naudoti jgyvendinant sj Susitarimq. 

4. Salys nenumato uzsienio paramos teikimo pagal si Susitarimi:i. Jei del konkrecios 

veiklos jos nusprendzia kitaip, atitinkamas jgyvendinimo susitarimas turetq atitikti 
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Jungtinh,1 Amerikos V alstijq ir Lietuvos Respublikos jstatymq, reglamentuojanciq su 

~sienio parama susijusi~ veikl~ reikalavimus. 

5 straipsnis 

Nuostatos del intelektines nuosavybes, sukurtos ar suteiktos vykdant bendradarbiavimo 

veikltJ pagal sj Susitarim~ apsaugos ir platinimo isdestytos 1 priede. Nuostatos del 

informacijos saugumo ir technologijq perdavimo isdestytos 2 priede. 1 ir 2 priedai yra 

neatskiriama sio Susitarimo dalis. 

·6 straipsnis 

Nepatentuota moksline ir technologine informacija, gauta vykdant bendradarbiavimo 

veikltJ pagal sj Susitarim~, gali buti jprastais kanalais neribotai ir viesai skelbiama pasaulio 

mokslo bendruomenei, vadovaujantis 5 straipsniu ir laikantis taikytinq Jungtiniq Amerikos 

V alstijq ir Lietuvos Respublikos jstatymq ir kitq teises aktq, jei pagal 3 straipsnj 

sudarytuose susitarimuose rastu nesusitarta kitaip. 

7 straipsnis 

Treciajq saliq ar tarptautiniq organizacijtt mokslininkai, techniniai ekspertai, agentiiros ir 

institucijos abiejq Saliq sutikimu gali buti kvieciami dalyvauti pagal sj SusitarimtJ 

vykdomoje veikloje. Tokio dalyvavimo islaidas padengia pakviestoji salis, jei abi Salys 

rastu nesusitaria kitaip. 

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8 straipsnis 

1. Salys susitaria periodiskai ir bet kurios Salies prasymu konsultuotis sio 

Susitarimo jgyvendinimo ir bendradarbiavimo mokslo, jskaitant visuomenes sveika~ ir 

medicintJ, technologijq ir inovacijq srityse pletojimo klausimais. 

2. Vykdomieji atstovai, atsakingi uz sio Susitarimo nuostatq jgyvendinim~ yra 

Jungtiniq Amerikos V alstijq V alstybes departamentas ir Lietuvos Respublikos svietimo ir 

mokslo ministerija. 

9 straipsnis 

Nesutarimus del sio Susitarimo nuostatq aiskinimo ar taikymo Salys sprendzia derybomis 

ir konsultacijomis. 

10 straipsnis 

1. Sis Susitarimas jsigalioja tada, kai Salys diplomatiniais kanalais pranesa viena 

kitai, kad jvykde atitinkamus vidaus reikalavimus, butinus siam Susitarimui jsigalioti. 

Paskutinio pranesimo data laikoma sio Susitarimo jsigaliojimo data. 
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2. Sis Susitarimas gali bu.ti keiciamas abipusiu rasytiniu Saliq sutarimu. Bet koks 

sio Susitarimo pakeitimas jsigalioja tada, kai Salys diplomatiniais kanalais pranesa viena 

kitai, kad jvykde atitinkamus vidaus reikalavimus, butinus siam pakeitimui jsigalioti. 

Paskutinio pranesimo data laikoma sio pakeitimo jsigaliojimo data. 

3. Sis Susitarimas galioja desimt (10) metq ir automatiskai prat~siamas 

tolesniems penkeri'q (5) metq laikotarpiams, jei Salys rastu nepranesa viena kitai apie 

ketinimcl nutraukti sj Susitarim~, likus ne maziau nei sesiems ( 6) menesiams iki jo 

galiojimo pabaigos. Jei Salys nesusitaria kitaip, sio Susitarimo nutraukimas netrukdo 

uzbaigti bet kokicl bendradarbiavimo veiklcl, pradet~ pagal sj Susitarim~ ir iki galo nebai~ 

sio Susitarimo nutraukimo metu. 

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kalbomis. Abu tekstai yra autentiski. ../ . 

Jungtiniq Amerikos Valstijq Lietuvos Respublikos 

Vyriausybes vardu Vyriausybes vardu 
Jungtiniq Amerikos Valstijlf Vyriausybes ir 

Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybes 

susitarimo del bendradarbiavimo 

moksfo, technologijq ir inovacijlf srityje 

1 priedas 

Intelektines nuosavybes teises 

I. Bendrasis jsipareigojimas 

1. Salys uftikrina pakankam~ ir veiksming~ intelektines nuosavybes, sukurtos ar 

teikiamos pagal §j Susitarim~ ir atitinkamus jgyvendinimo susitarimus, apsaug~. Teises j toki~ 

intelektinv nuosavybv suteikiamos, kaip nurodyta §iame priede. 

II. Taikymo sritis 

2. Sis priedas taikomas visai pagal §j Susitarim~ vykdomai bendradarbiavimo veiklai, 

i§skyrus atvejus, del kuriq Salys ar jq paskirti atstovai susitaria kitaip. 

3. Siame Susitarime ,,intelektine nuosavybe" suprantama taip, kaip ji apibrefta 1967 m. 

liepos 14 d. Konvencijos, kuria jsteigiama Pasauline intelektines nuosavybes organizacija, 

2 straipsnyje, ir gali apimti kitus dalykus, del kuriq Salys susitaria. 

4. Kiekviena Salis, sudarydama sutartis su savo dalyviais arba kitais teisetais budais,jei 

reikia, uztikrina, kad kita Salis galetq jgyti intelektines nuosavybes teises, suteikiamas pagal §j 

pried~. Sis priedas niekaip nekeicia ar kitaip neveikia Salies ir jos dalyviq teisiq tarpusavio 

suteikimo, kurj nustato tos Salies jstatymai ir praktika. 

5. Hskyrus atvejus, kai §iame Susitarime nustatyta kitaip, pagal §j Susitarim~ kylantys 

gincai del intelektines nuosavybes sprendziamijuos aptariant suinteresuotoms dalyvaujancioms 

institucijoms arba prireikus Salirns ar jq paskirtiems atstovams. Abipusiu Saliq sutarirnu gincas 

pagal taikytinas tarptautines teises taisykles gali buti perduotas arbitrazo teismui, kurio 

sprendimas yra privalomas. Jei Salys ar jq paskirti atstovai rutu nesusitaria kitaip, taikomos 

Jungtiniq Tautq Tarptautines prekybos teises kornisijos (UNCITRAL) arbitrafo taisykles. 

6. Sio Susitarimo nutraukimas ar jo galiojimo pabaiga neturi poveikio §iame priede 

nustatytorns teisems ar jsipareigojimams. 

III. Teisiq suteikimas 

7. Kiekviena Salis turi teisv tureti pasaulin<r, nei§imtin<r, neat§aukiam~ nernokam~ 

licencij~ versti, atgaminti ir vie§ai platinti monografijas, moksliniq ir techniniq !urnalq 

straipsnius, prane§imus ir knygas, tiesiogiai susijusius su bendradarbiavimu pa.gal §j Susitarim~. 

Visose autoriq teisiq ginamq kuriniq vie§ai platinamose kopijose nurodomos pagal §j 

Susitarim~ sukurtq kuriniq autoriq pavardes, nebent autorius ai!kiai atsisako buti jvardytas. 

8. Teises i visas intelektines nuosavybes. formas pagal §j Susitarim~ i§skyrus teises, 

nurodytas,7 punkte, suteikiamos §ia tvarka: 
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8.1. Prid dalyvaudamas bendradarbiavimo veikloje pagal §j Susitarim4, kviestinis 

tyrejas, priimancioji Salis ar jos paskirtas atstovas, jdarbinantis ar finansuojantis kviestinj 

tyrejl:l, gali aptarti ir apibrezti teisiq i bet koki4 intelektin~ nuosavyb~, kurl4 sukuria kviestinis 

tyrejas, suteikim4. Jei tokio apibrefimo nera, kviestiniai tyr~jai jgyja teises, gauna atlygj, 

premijas ir autoriaus honorarus priimanciosios institucijos nustatyta tvarka. ~iame.Susitarime 

kviestinis tyrejas yra tyrejas, atvykstantis j kitos Salies institucij4 (priimanciaj4 institucijl:J:) ir 

dalyvaujantis veikloje, kuri4 suplanavo tik priimancioji institucija. 

8.2. Bet kokia intelektine nuosavybe, sukurta vienos Salies jdarbintq ar finansuojamq 

asmenq pagal bendradarbiavimo veikll:l, i§skyrus tuos, kuriems taikomas 8.1 punktas, priklauso 

tai Saliai. Intelektine nuosavybe, sukurta abiejq Saliq jdarbintq ar fmansuojamq asmenq, 

priklauso abiem Salims bendrai. Be to, kiekvienas kiirejas turi teis~ gauti atlygj, premijas ir 

autoriaus honorarus, vadovaujantis ~ kiirej!J jdarbinusios ar · finansuojancios institucijos 

nustatyta tvarka. 

8.3. Jei jgyvendinimo ar kitame susitarime nesusitarta kitaip, kiekviena Salis savo 

teritorijoje turi teis~ naudoti intelektin~ nuosavyb~, suk~ vykdant bendradarbiavimo veikl4, 

ir leisti naudotis ja kitiems. 

8.4. Salies teises uf jos teritorijos ribq nustatomos abipusiu susitarimu, atsifvelgiant, 

pavyzdfiui, i atitinkam!J Saliq ir jq dalyvaujanciq asmenq indelj i bendradarbiavimo veikll:l, 

jsipareigojimo laipsnj, jgyjant intelektines nuosavybes teisin~ apsaug4 ir ji:i licencijuojant, taip 

pat kitus tinkamais laikomus veiksnius. 

8.5. Neatsifvelgiant j 8.2 ir 8.3 punktus, jei kuri nors Salis yra jsitikinusi, kad 

jgyvendinant konkretq projektij gali biiti ar buvo sukurta intelektine nuosavybe, kurios nesaugo 

kitos Salies jstatymai, Salys nedelsdamos pradeda diskusijas del teisiq j intelektin~ nuosavyb~ 

suteikimo. Nepavykus susitarti per tris menesius nuo diskusijq pradfios, bendradarbiavimas 

pagal aptariamij projektl;l nutraukiamas kurios nors Saliq pr~ymu. Intelektines nuosavybes 

kiirejai vis tiek turi teis~ gauti 8.2 punkte nustatytij atlygj, premijas.ir autoriaus honorarus. 

8.6. Kiekvieno i§radimo, kuris padaromas vykdant bendradarbiavimo veikll:l, atveju 

Salis, jdarbinanti ar fmansuojanti i§radej4 (-us), nedelsdama prane§a apie i§radiml:l kitai Saliai, 

kartu pateikdama reikiamus dokumentus ir informacijl:l, kad kita Salis galetq jgyti bet kokias 

teises, susijusias su tuo i§radimu. Kiekviena Salis gali r~ pap~yti kitos Salies atideti tokiq 

dokumentq ar informacijos paskelbiml;l ar vie~ atskleidiml:l, siekdama apsaugoti savo teises j 

~ i§radim4. Jei ra§tu nesusitariama kitaip, §is atidejimas neturi vir§yti §e§iq menesiq laikotarpio 

nuo tos dienos, kuri11 Salis i§radeja atskleidfia informacijij kitai Saliai. 

IV. Komercine paslaptimi laikoma informacija 

9. Jei pagal §j Susitarimij teikiama arba sukuriama informacija, laiku pripafinta 

komercine paslaptimi, kiekviena Salis ir jos dalyviai saugo tokic.t informacijij pagal taikomus 

jstatymus, kitus teises aktus ir administracin~ tvarkij. Informacija gali biiti pripafinta komercine 

paslaptimi, jei ~ informacij4 turintis asmuo gali gauti i§ jos ekonomines naudos ar gali jgyti 

konkurencinj pran~um4 prie§ tuos, kurie jos neturi, ir jei ta informacija nera placiai finoma ar 

vie§ai prieinama i§ kitq §altiniq, o jos turetojas anksciau nebuvo tos informacijos paskel~s, 

laiku nejpareigodamas laikyti j4 konfidencialia. 
Jungtiniq Amerikos Valstijq Vyriausybes ir 

Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybes 

susitarimo del bendradarbiavimo 

mokslo, technologijq ir inovacijq srityje 

2 priedas 

Saugumo isipareigojimai 

I. lnfonnacijos apsauga 

Abi Salys susitaria, kad jokia infonnacija ar jranga, kuriai reikalinga apsauga kurios nors Salies 

nacionalines gynybos ar ufsienio santykiq interesais ir kuri islaptinta pagal taikomus 

nacionalinius jstatymus ir kitus teises aktus, pagal §j Susitarim~ neteikiama. Jei vykdant 

bendradarbiavimo veikl~ pagal §j Susitarim~ nustatoma infonnacija ar jranga, kuriai, kaip yra 

finoma ar manoma, reikalinga tokia apsauga, j j~ nedelsiant atkreipiamas atitinkamq pareigiinq 

demesys ir Salys konsultuojasi del tokiai informacijai ar jrangai suteiktinos atitinkamos 

apsaugos biitinumo ir lygio. · 

II. Technologijq perdavimas 

Pagal §j Susitarimll, perduodamos viena kitai nejslaptint~ infonnacij~ ir jrangll, kurios eksportas 

kontroliuojamas, Salys vadovaujasi atitinkamais kiekvienos jq jstatymais ir kitais teises aktais, 

kad butq ufkirstas kelias neleistinam tokios informacijos ar jrangos, suteiktos ar sukurtos pagal 

§j Susitarimll, perdavimui arba tolesniam perdavimui. Jei kuri nors Salis mano, kad tai bOtina, 

i§samios nuostatos, skirtos tokios infonnacijos ir jrangos neleistino perdavimo ar tolesnio 

perdavimo prevencijai, jtraukiamos i sutartis arba jgyvendinimo susitarimus pagal §j 

Susitarim~.