News from the Office and other IP institutions.

The best technological innovation for 2024 has been announced

This year, the representatives of the IPO participated in the activities of the panel of judges in two categories: Implemented Innovations and Innovative Ideas of High School/Student Teams

Enforcement of IP laws

Caution while shopping online for New Year and Christmas presents

We invite the citizens, during New Year and Christmas Holidays especially, to purchase gifts exclusively over the verified internet sellers and official supply chains in order to avoid counterfeited products, along with the negative consequences they bring

Lecture in the Primary School “Mića Stojković” in Umčari

The pupils had the opportunity to find out what intellectual property is, to see through visual presentation of issues what industrial property rights exist and what is termed as copyright and related rights

Conference “Economic Aspects of Innovation”

The central topics of the conference were the technology transfer and licensing as mechanisms that may help for the innovations to be successfully commercialized providing they are protected by patents

The 37th meeting of the Kopaonik School of Natural Law

The experts from the Intellectual Property Office, attending the meeting, in the framework of the IV Cathedra – Right to IP Asset – presented their expert work under the title “Rationalization of Proposals and Their Legal Protection”

BEKOP Conference on Intellectual Property Rights

In the Belgrade Chamber of Commerce, a conference was held “Contemporary Challenges in Intellectual Property Law”, which the Belgrade Conference of Lawyers – BEKOP traditionally organizes in cooperation with the Intellectual Property Office

In the Museum of Science and Technology an exhibition “Guardians of Innovations” has been opened

Last night, there was a festive opening of the exhibition with the realized models of the first Serbian patents granted at the beginning of work of the Administration for Industrial Property whose successor is today the Intellectual Property Office

Innovation Forum Serbia-Switzerland

On Wednesday, December 11th, 2024, in the Palace of Serbia, the first Innovation Forum Serbia-Switzerland was held in the organization of the Ministry of Science, Innovations and Technological Development and the Embassy of Switzerland in Belgrade

Lectures on intellectual property at the Institute of Economic Sciences

During the Workshop, the basics on the system of various industrial property rights protection were presented, and a special part was dedicated to issues regarding protection of copyright, in particular when it concerns scientific works

Ljutenica from Leskovac internationally registered on the basis of the Lisbon Agreement

The appellation of origin Leskovačka ljutenica is the sixth indication of geographical origin that after the national protection obtained also international registration on the basis of the Lisbon Agreement, and it is the third geographical indication internationally protected in the last three years

Student’s Bootcamp held for students of Faculty of Biology and Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy

Lecture about intellectual property included a review of all intellectual property rights, then protection of invention by a patent, as well as the specific characteristics connected to the inventions from the field of biotechnology

Riyadh Design Law Treaty

In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on November 22, 2024 an international Design Law Treaty was signed, establishing a new legal regime of protection of industrial design at the international level

International conference on geographical indications and collective trademarks – tradition, quality and identity for sustainable competitiveness

The representative of the Office took part in the panel discussion on the first day of the conference on the topic “Role of non-agricultural indications of geographical origin in the promotion of tourism and local culture”

Celebration of the 104th anniversary of the Intellectual Property Office

On the occasion of the celebration of the 104th anniversary of the IPO, awards have been presented to the winners of the competition organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for 2024 in the five categories

Principles of Common Practice EU – CP14

Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia successfully cooperates with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in harmonizing EU Principles of Common Practice in trademarks and designs field