Designs are a way of protection of intellectual property relating to visual appearance of a whole or only a part of a product. Our professional staff regularly assists our clients in preparing design applications in all 8 countries as well as in maintaining granted designs.
Designs, same as other intellectual property rights, need to be regularly renewed – meaning that fees for their maintenance must be routinely paid. Designs are renewed every 5 years. The duration of a granted design is 25 years in all the territories we cover.
Contact us to learn more about how we can assist you in design matters.
In order to harmonize its legal framework with the European Union (EU) and international standards, The National Assembly of Slovenia adopted amendments to the Slovenian Industrial Property Act, which entered into force on July 27, 2023. The primary purpose of the amendments is to simplify procedures, increase affordability, and improve effectiveness.
Our ‘FOCUS ON’ series provides a short basic overview of country’s general information, with focus on main IP points of interest.
Our ‘FOCUS ON’ series provides a short basic overview of country’s general information, with focus on main IP points of interest.
Our ‘FOCUS ON’ series provides a short basic overview of country’s general information, with focus on main IP points of interest.
Introducing the electronic Patent Document; increased official fees for EP validation.
This week, our IPO has made changes to its official fees. We are currently preparing our new Tariff, which will reflect these changes. (you can request the new Tariff from…
Our ‘FOCUS ON’ series provides a short basic overview of country’s general information, with focus on main IP points of interest.
Our ‘FOCUS ON’ series provides a short basic overview of country’s general information, with focus on main IP points of interest.
Our ‘FOCUS ON’ series provides a short basic overview of country’s general information, with focus on main IP points of interest.
Our ‘FOCUS ON’ series provides a short basic overview of country’s general information, with focus on main IP points of interest.
Our ‘FOCUS ON’ series provides a short basic overview of country’s general information, with focus on main IP points of interest.
Protecting your invention through a petty patent Petty patent is a right protecting an invention that relates to construction of a product or the layout of its components. In Serbia,…
At the end of February 2022, the mentioned new laws have entered into force, having been published in the Intellectual property Gazette on February 4 – 5, 2022. We can…
Each month we answer 3-5 questions our clients often have on a specific topic and share it with you. Q1: When is Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) issued? For patents that…
Licence can refer to patent and design rights, related know-how and trade marks.
It provides the licensee with the right to use an IP right for a certain period of time, for a fee, usually in a specific geographic area. At the same time, this allows the IP right’s owner to extend their brand into new markets quicker, to generate profit (through set fee or royalty), reduce costs and time to market penetration and therefore, often, gain competitive advantage.
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Although the EP validations are uniformly regulated by the European patent Convention, here are a few curiosities you may find interesting.
