The Intellectual Property Office

The Intellectual Property Office is an institution that is responsible for the tasks related to industrial property rights, copyright, and related rights.

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Patent
Patent is the right protecting invention from any field of technology in the period of 20 years. Patent can be used to protect any innovation that solves a certain technical problem in the form of a product or process.
Trademarks
Do you want your products or services to differ from the same or similar products and services on the market and prevent others from copying them?
You are in the right place!
Copyright and Related Rights
Original works of authorship, from various creative fields, are subject to protection with copyright and related rights.
Industrial Design
Esthetic appearance of some product has great influence on the success of that product on the market. Protect your new design before marketing that product in order to prevent copying.
Indications of Geographical Origin
Indications of geographical origin are the common title for two types of indications: appellation of origin and geographical indication, which determine products and services that originate from a certain geographical region.
Other rights
Learn more about other formal intellectual property rights and intellectual property that may be relevant to your business
Patents
Trademarks
Copyright and Related Rights
Industrial Design
Indications of Geographical Origin
Other rights

Patents

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Trademarks

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Copyright and Related Rights

Records of copyright and related rights
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Industrial Design

Industrial design databases
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Indications of Geographical Origin

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News

News from the Intellectual Property Office and other areas and institutions.

Events
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The fifth conference about court practices in the field of intellectual property rights – applications till April 22, 2024
In the organization of the Board of Appeals of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), on April 29 and 30, 2024, the fifth “IP Case Law Conference” shall take place
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Thematic Session of the Parliament of economists in the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Kruševac about the intellectual property rights
The representatives of the IPO held lectures about the importance and strategy of IP rights protection in business, with the introduction relating to various rights
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Master program on intellectual property law in China
IPO invites suitable candidates who are employed in the intellectual property sector, have more than two years of working experience in the field of intellectual property, at least a university degree resulting from a four-year program, are fluent in English and not older than 40 years
Enforcement of IP laws
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Criminal charges against the sale of fake parfums and clothes over the Internet
The Police employees from the Department for Fighting against High Technology Crime and trade inspectors of the Ministry of Internal and Foreign Trade in cooperation with the Special Prosecutor`s Office seized on March 29, 2024 fake parfums and clothes
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EPO Patent Index for 2023 is published
The European Patent Office (EPO) has recently published Patent Index for 2023, which represents the survey of the filed patent applications for the protection of inventions by European patent and survey of the granted European patents by the European Patent Office
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Visit of the high delegation of the China National Intellectual Property Administration
The Intellectual Property Office had the opportunity, on March 22, 2024, to welcome the six members of the delegation of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, the largest national office for intellectual property
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Lecture for the students of the Faculty of Forestry
Active interaction and discussion among the professors, students and lecturers contributed to the better understanding of this complex system
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Session of the Parliament of Businessmen held in the Regional Chamber of Commerce Zaječar with the lectures on the topic of intellectual property
During the session of the Parliament of Businessmen, lectures and discussions were held at the topic “The Role of Intellectual Property in the Branding of Agricultural and Food Products”
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Awarding certificates for old and artistic handicraft manufacturing
On February 27, 2024, in the Palace of Serbia, 110 festive certificates were awarded in the domain of traditional crafts, old and artistic handicraft and enterprises of domestic manufacture
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Ninth session of discussions at the WIPO on the topic “Training the Machines – Bytes, Rights and the Copyright Conundrum” – March 13-14
This event represents a unique opportunity to deepen the understanding of the complex relationship between the data used by the systems of artificial intelligence and intellectual property

The Value of Intellectual Property in Business

Intellectual property, as an intangible asset, can be much more valuable than your company's physical assets. It can become a valuable tool in the process of positioning in the market and provide a competitive advantage over the competition. That is why it is important to identify it and protect it in time with appropriate intellectual property rights.

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How Intellectual Property Affects Business

A good idea can be key to developing someone's business. Therefore, it should be adequately protected using intellectual property rights.

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Stories of Serbian Companies

Learn more about the importance of protecting intellectual property firsthand. Experiences of SMEs reveal how they protect their brands and businesses.

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Intellectual Property Pre-diagnostics

By using the intellectual property pre-diagnostic service, companies gain a clear insight into their strengths and weaknesses related to intellectual property.

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Science and Technology in the Protection of Intellectual Property

Protection of scientific results is one of the basic preconditions for the successful commercialization of inventions. Learn the process from the emergence of the invention to its commercialization.

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