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We have previously written about the importance of the annual Custom’s  petition and, for the new readers, wanted to shortly again sum up the important points:

Tips on overcoming Provisional Refusals based on relative grounds in Republic of Serbia

Most jurisdictions our office covers (Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Slovenia) are based on the opposition system – new applications are examined on absolute grounds, then published, and open for 3rd party oppositions based on relative grounds.

Here are a few details to keep in mind when filing national applications/designations:

While most jurisdictions we cover are members of the Madrid protocol ,Kosovo, for the time being is not. As a very small territory, it is often overlooked, but can prove strategically important for the companies that have interest in the Balkans area.

IP is all about new ideas – so if you haven’t already, we urge you to register today and plan to join us at the INTA Annual Meeting!

SERBIA ALBANIA BOSNIA CROATIA MACEDONIA MONTENEGRO SLOVENIA

Although the EP validations are uniformly regulated by the European patent Convention, here are a few curiosities you may find interesting.

Enforcement and IP protection go hand in hand.

Important part of the enforcement strategy is a solid plan for seizure matters, especially in the Balkans region, where many trade routes intersect.

Custom documents are extremely alluring alternatives for beginners to take during crisis times. You are quite proficient at including initial pictures within your work. It follows that one would need to spend hours hunting the composition banks ( frequently having to buy the right to examine several documents ) to find a way to reach a fair quantity of study to send to.

There is a relatively new kid on the block now. Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent, which have previously received approval from U.S. and European antitrust regulators for their merger, have started working as an operationally combined group on January 14. Seeing the Alcatel-Lucent is our client, we’ve watched the negotiations and merger closely, analysing what this means for the general market.

To answer your question immediately – both are among the hot topics in the Balkans these days. The hospitality industry in Croatia – bakers and pastry shops, in particular – have received some unpleasant news at the start of 2016. From now on, it is forbidden to place and use cartoon characters of Peppa pig, Sponge Bob, Ninja Turtles, Disney’s Frozen and Star Wars characters on cakes and other pastries, since it is a copyright violation.

Do you wish to go the extra mile to protect your brand?

Supplementary Custom’s protection certificate helps protect your company and brand from infringements.
We offer help with obtaining this certificate for 8 countries from the Balkans region: Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Albania.