News from the Office and other IP institutions.

BEKOP Conference on Intellectual Property Rights

During the event, which was attended by students of the Faculty of Law from the final year of studies, master studies, as well as other young interns and lawyers, the participants had the opportunity to learn about the contemporary challenges and the system of protection of rights in the field of intellectual property

105 years of the Intellectual Property Office

On the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the Intellectual Property Office, a conference under the title “Honoring innovators, creators and IP community ” was held on Tuesday, November 25th, 2025 at the Palace of the Serbian Army in Belgrade

Bilateral meetings with high-level representatives of the European Patent Organization and the World Intellectual Property Organization

During the celebration of the 105th anniversary of the IPO, high level bilateral meetings were held between the representatives of the EPO and the WIPO with representatives of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and conference participants

Winners of the World Intellectual Property Organization competition

The competition for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) awards for 2025 has ended

A study of the European Patent Office (EPO) on the activities of public sector research organizations in Europe

Over two decades, European public sector research organizations have filed almost 63,000 European patent applications, with the number of applications increasing annually from around 2,000 to 3,500

EPO CodeFest 2026 – Competition for innovators and developers: applications until November 16

The task of the participants is to develop an automated system for assessing the value of patents using advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence techniques

Invitation to take the professional exam for distinctive signs representatives

The Intellectual Property Office invites all the interested parties to submit applications for the professional examination for distinctive signs representatives by November 17th, 2025

“Tesla Fest 2025” held

The 39th International Festival of Innovations, Knowledge and Creativity “Tesla Fest 2025” was held in Novi Sad from October 12 to 15, at the Serbian Orthodox Church of Vojvodina, organized by the Association of Inventors of Vojvodina

Today is World Food Day

World Food Day is an international day celebrated every year around the world on October 16th to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945

Invitation to take the professional examination for patent representatives

The Intellectual Property Office invites all interested parties to submit applications for the professional examination for patent representatives by November 10, 2025

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is organizing the Next Great IP Game Jam online event

The event is intended for young video game creators aged 15 to 35, who will be tasked with designing games with franchise potential - with the focus on character development, a recognizable visual identity and accompanying products

The Intellectual Property Office participated in the event “European Researchers` Night 2025”

The experts from the IPO socialized with the youngest visitors, and through interesting stories about inventions and patents that make our everyday life easier, helped schoolchildren to submit their MY FIRST INVENTION application

IP Mediation Conference 2025

The IP Mediation Conference has become a key platform for exploring innovative approaches in mediation and alternative dispute resolution in the field of intellectual property

Lecture on patents at INN Vinča

In addition to basic concepts from the patent system, including domestic and international patent protection of inventions, researchers from various fields were able to learn about the specifics of chemistry, biotechnology and computer-implemented inventions

Awards competition of the World Intellectual Property Organization – applications due by October 10

The competition has been opened for the presentation of awards of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for 2025 in the four categories of competition